Speaker
Tobias Winchen
(Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy)
Description
The SKAMPI dish has been build at the SKA site as a prototype and technology demonstrator for the SKA-mid array. It is a fully operational telescope by its own, build to SKA-mid specifications. It is equipped with two cryogenically cooled receivers, one operating in the S-Band, and one in the Ku-Band, respectively. While primarily intended for technology commissioning, SKAMPI also supports independent science programs. For this purpose, it is connected to a multi-science backend running on COTS computing hardware and equipped with a novel telescope control system for semi-automatic operation with a minimum of human interaction. Here, we give an overview on the technology and scientific capabilities of SKAMPI.
| What is your career stage? | Tenured scientist |
|---|---|
| Which telescopes do you use / are you affiliated with? | Effelsberg, SKAMPI, TNRT, LOFAR |
Primary authors
Tobias Winchen
(Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy)
Ewan Barr
(MPIfR)
Jan Behrend
(MPIfR)
Niclas Esser
(MPIfR)
Tobias Glaubach
(MPIfR)
Ferdinand Jünemann
(MPIfR)
Christoph Kasemann
(MPIfR)
Hans-Rainer Klöckner
(MPIfR)
Oliver Polch
(MPIfR)
Gundolf Wieching
(MPIfR)
Jason Wu
(MPIfR)
