Canada and the SKA from 2020-2030

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 tr...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-11
Main Authors: Spekkens, Kristine, Chiang, Cynthia, Kothes, Roland, Rosolowsky, Erik, Rupen, Michael, Safi-Harb, Samar, Sievers, Jonathan, Sivakoff, Greg, Stairs, Ingrid, Nienke van der Marel, Abraham, Bob, Alexandroff, Rachel, Bartel, Norbert, Baum, Stefi, Bietenholz, Michael, Boley, Aaron, Bond, Dick, Brown, Joanne, Brown, Toby, Davis, Gary, English, Jayanne, Fahlman, Greg, Ferrarese, Laura, James Di Francesco, Gaensler, Bryan, Gaudet, Severin, Graber, Vanessa, Halpern, Mark, Hill, Alex, Hlavacek-Larrondo, Julie, Irwin, Judith, Johnstone, Doug, Joncas, Gilles, Kaspi, Vicky, Kavelaars, J J, Liu, Adrian, Matthews, Brenda, Jordan Mirocha, Monsalve, Raul, Ng, Cherry, O'Dea, Chris, Ue-Li Pen, Plume, Rene, Robishaw, Tim, Sadavoy, Sarah, Sanghai, Viraj, Scholz, Paul, Simard, Luc, Shaw, Richard, Singh, Saurabh, Sigurdson, Kris, Smith, Kendrick, Stevens, David, Stil, Jeroen, Tulin, Sean, Cameron van Eck, Wall, Jasper, West, Jennifer, Woods, Tyrone, Wulf, Dallas
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Language:English
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Astronomy
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1911.03250