Journal article
Science with the Murchison Widefield Array
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol.30(1), e031
01/2013
DOI: 10.1017/pas.2013.009
Abstract
Significant new opportunities for astrophysics and cosmology have been identified at low radio frequencies. The Murchison Widefield Array is the first telescope in the southern hemisphere designed specifically to explore the low-frequency astronomical sky between 80 and 300 MHz with arcminute angular resolution and high survey efficiency. The telescope will enable new advances along four key science themes, including searching for redshifted 21-cm emission from the EoR in the early Universe; Galactic and extragalactic all-sky southern hemisphere surveys; time-domain astrophysics; and solar, heliospheric, and ionospheric science and space weather. The Murchison Widefield Array is located in Western Australia at the site of the planned Square Kilometre Array (SKA) low-band telescope and is the only low-frequency SKA precursor facility. In this paper, we review the performance properties of the Murchison Widefield Array and describe its primary scientific objectives.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Science with the Murchison Widefield Array
- Creators
- Judd D. Bowman - Arizona State UniversityIver Cairns - University of SydneyDavid L. Kaplan - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeTara Murphy - University of SydneyDivya Oberoi - National Centre for Radio AstrophysicsLister Staveley-Smith - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsWayne Arcus - Curtin UniversityDavid G. Barnes - Monash UniversityGianni Bernardi - Harvard UniversityFrank H. Briggs - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsShea Brown - University of IowaJohn D. Bunton - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationAdam J. Burgasser - University of California, San DiegoRoger J. Cappallo - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyShami Chatterjee - Cornell UniversityBrian E. Corey - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAnthea Coster - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAvinash Deshpande - Raman Research InstituteLudi deSouza - University of SydneyDavid Emrich - Curtin UniversityPhilip Erickson - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobert F. Goeke - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB. M. Gaensler - University of SydneyLincoln J. Greenhill - Harvard UniversityLisa Harvey-Smith - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationBryna J. Hazelton - University of WashingtonDavid Herne - Curtin UniversityJacqueline N. Hewitt - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMelanie Johnston-Hollitt - Victoria University of WellingtonJustin C. Kasper - Harvard UniversityBarton B. Kincaid - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRonald Koenig - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationEric Kratzenberg - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyColin J. Lonsdale - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMervyn J. Lynch - Curtin UniversityLynn D. Matthews - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS. Russell McWhirter - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDaniel A. Mitchell - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsMiguel F. Morales - University of WashingtonEdward H. Morgan - 7 MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Cambridge, MA, USAStephen M. Ord - Curtin UniversityJoseph Pathikulangara - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationThiagaraj Prabu - Raman Research InstituteRonald A. Remillard - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTimothy Robishaw - University of SydneyAlan E. E. Rogers - 4 MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, USAAnish A. Roshi - National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryJoseph E. Salah - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobert J. Sault - University of MelbourneN. Udaya Shankar - Raman Research InstituteK. S. Srivani - Raman Research InstituteJamie B. Stevens - 1 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USARavi Subrahmanyan - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsSteven J. Tingay - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsRandall B. Wayth - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsMark Waterson - Curtin UniversityRachel L. Webster - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky AstrophysicsAlan R. Whitney - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAndrew J. Williams - University of Western AustraliaChristopher L. Williams - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ. Stuart B. Wyithe - ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol.30(1), e031
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/pas.2013.009
- ISSN
- 1323-3580
- eISSN
- 1448-6083
- Number of pages
- 28
- Alternative title
- Bowman et al.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984429047102771
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