Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21720301b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #217, #203.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
This is a revolutionary period for astronomy. New detector and computing technologies are enabling telescopes and surveys that have not been previously possible, transforming astronomy from a data-starved to a data-rich science. Systematic and synoptic surveys at all wavelengths are providing new insights into all aspects of astronomy. At radio wavelengths, surveys have been integral to progress in many fields and led to ground-breaking results such as the discovery of pulsars.
We describe here the Radio Sky Surveys Project (RSSP): a set of surveys conducted with an expanded Allen Telescope Array (ATA). The RSSP exploits unique capabilities of the ATA, especially the world-leading survey speed of a 256-element array and the ability to conduct multiple science programs commensally. Key science areas are in the dynamic radio sky, SETI, star formation, galactic structure, galaxy evolution, cosmology and fundamental physics through pulsar observations. The planned surveys will be an important complement to the significant capabilities of the existing radio facilities and will provide results complementary to the next generation of instruments across the spectrum.
The technological advances necessary for the RSSP will lay the foundation for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). Research into large-N correlators, data management, survey management, array construction and operations, and automated calibration, flagging, and image processing are central to the success of the RSSP and will be applicable to the SKA.
We describe here the technical capabilities of an expanded ATA, an overview of the science goals, and present a sampling of current scientific results from the ATA.
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