Overview of SKA calibration challenges and impact of design decisions

Stefan J. Wijnholds; Ronald Nijboer; Keith J.B. Grainge; Jaap D. Bregman

doi:10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051276

Overview of SKA calibration challenges and impact of design decisions

Stefan J. Wijnholds^*, Ronald Nijboer, Keith J.B. Grainge, Jaap D. Bregman

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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a future radio telescope envisaged to be an order of magnitude more sensitive than current instruments, poses significant calibration challenges. We provide an overview of calibration challenges and discuss current insights in the interplay between calibration and system design. Although further research is required to make quantitative statements on the imaging dynamic range limitations imposed by calibration, we illustrate this interplay by deriving specific requirements on the size and filling factor of SKA aperture array stations.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051276
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2011
Event	2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011 - Istanbul, Turkey Duration: 13 Aug 2011 → 20 Aug 2011

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Conference	2011 30th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, URSIGASS 2011
Country/Territory	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Period	13/08/11 → 20/08/11

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