Canada and the SKA from 2020-2030

Kristine Spekkens (RMC; Canadian SKA Science Director); Cynthia Chiang; (McGill); Roland Kothes (NRC); Erik Rosolowsky (Alberta); Michael Rupen; (NRC); Samar Safi-Harb (Manitoba); Jonathan Sievers (McGill); Greg Sivakoff; (Alberta); Ingrid Stairs (UBC); Nienke van der Marel (NRC); Bob Abraham; (Toronto); Rachel Alexandroff (Toronto); Norbert Bartel (York); Stefi Baum; (Manitoba); Michael Bietenholz (York); Aaron Boley (UBC); Dick Bond; (Toronto); Joanne Brown (Calgary); Toby Brown (McMaster); Gary Davis (SKAO),; Jayanne English (Manitoba); Greg Fahlman (NRC); Laura Ferrarese (NRC); James; Di Francesco (NRC); Bryan Gaensler (Toronto); Severin Gaudet (NRC); Vanessa; Graber (McGill); Mark Halpern (UBC); Alex Hill (UBC); Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo; (Montreal); Judith Irwin (Queen's); Doug Johnstone (NRC); Gilles Joncas; (Laval); Vicky Kaspi (McGill); JJ Kavelaars (NRC); Adrian Liu (McGill),; Brenda Matthews (NRC); Jordan Mirocha (McGill); Raul Monsalve (McGill),; Cherry Ng (Toronto); Chris O'Dea (Manitoba); Ue-Li Pen (CITA); Rene Plume; (Calgary); Tim Robishaw (NRC); Sarah Sadavoy (Queen's); Viraj Sanghai; (Dalhousie); Paul Scholz (NRC); Luc Simard (NRC); Richard Shaw (UBC); Saurabh; Singh (McGill); Kris Sigurdson (UBC); Kendrick Smith (Perimeter); David; Stevens (MDA); Jeroen Stil (Calgary); Sean Tulin (York); Cameron van Eck; (Toronto); Jasper Wall (UBC); Jennifer West (Dunlap); Tyrone Woods (NRC),; Dallas Wulf (McGill)

arXiv:1911.03250·astro-ph.IM·May 20, 2020·1 cites

Canada and the SKA from 2020-2030

Kristine Spekkens (RMC, Canadian SKA Science Director), Cynthia Chiang, (McGill), Roland Kothes (NRC), Erik Rosolowsky (Alberta), Michael Rupen, (NRC), Samar Safi-Harb (Manitoba), Jonathan Sievers (McGill), Greg Sivakoff, (Alberta), Ingrid Stairs (UBC)

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TL;DR

This white paper discusses Canada's strategic involvement in the SKA project from 2020 to 2030, emphasizing scientific, technological, and leadership opportunities during SKA1's development and operation phases.

Contribution

It advocates for Canada's active participation in SKA1, highlighting potential scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements that will benefit Canadian astronomy.

Findings

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Canadian technologies will ensure good return on investment.

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SKA1 will significantly advance understanding of the Universe.

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Canada can play leadership roles in SKA-related science and technology.

Abstract

This white paper submitted for the 2020 Canadian Long-Range Planning process (LRP2020) presents the prospects for Canada and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) from 2020-2030, focussing on the first phase of the project (SKA1) scheduled to begin construction early in the next decade. SKA1 will make transformational advances in our understanding of the Universe across a wide range of fields, and Canadians are poised to play leadership roles in several. Canadian key SKA technologies will ensure a good return on capital investment in addition to strong scientific returns, positioning Canadian astronomy for future opportunities well beyond 2030. We therefore advocate for Canada's continued scientific and technological engagement in the SKA from 2020-2030 through participation in the construction and operations phases of SKA1.

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TopicsRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena