SKA Science Assessment Workshop - “Low Redshift” Neutral Hydrogen

23 Sept 2013, 08:00 → 25 Sept 2013, 14:00 Europe/London

Steve Rawlings Boardroom (SKA Office)

Agenda ska1ManSep2013Program.pdf

Link to video archive https://polyrss.skatelescope.org/portal/views/main.jsf

Working group summary Final report

Monday, 23 September

Baseline Design and Requirements

1 Welcome

2 Baseline Design

Speaker: Dewdney

Slides 01.Dewdney.pdf

3 Science Requirements: SKA Office Perspective

Speaker: Huynh

Slides 02.Huynh.pdf

4 Discussion

10:45 Tea/coffee

Array Configuration

5 Overall Perspective of HI Science and Array Configuration

Speaker: Oosterloo

Slides 03.Oosterloo.pdf

6 Performance of Array Configuration

Speaker: Braun

Slides 04.Braun.pdf

7 Discussion

12:30 Lunch

Array Configuration (continued)

8 Simulations of Array Configurations

Speaker: Popping

Slides 05.Popping.pdf

9 Simulations of Array Configurations

Speaker: Carignan

Slides 06.Carignan.pdf

10 High-z HI Requirements for Spatial Resolution

Speaker: Baker

Slides 07.Baker.pdf

11 Requirements for Spatial Resolution for Nearby Galaxies

Speaker: de Blok

Slides 08.DeBlok.pdf

15:00 Tea/Coffee

Array Configuration (continued)

12 Discussion on SKA1 Array Configuration and Alternatives

Tuesday, 24 September

Intensity Mapping Perspective

13 Intensity Mapping Perspective

Speaker: Tzu-Ching Chang

Slides 09.Chang.pdf

14 Discussion

HI Absorption Perspective

15 HI Absorption with SKA1

Speaker: Zwaan

Slides 10.Zwaan.pdf

16 HI Absorption with SKA1

Speaker: Gupta (remote)

Slides 11.Gupta.pdf

17 Discussion

10:45 Tea/Coffee

Frequency Band Selection & Spectral Resolution

18 Optimum Band Definition from the Survey Point of View

Speaker: Baker

Slides 12.Baker.pdf

19 Possible Impact of RFI

Speaker: Oosterloo

20 Possible Impact of RFI

Speaker: Staveley-Smith

Slides 13.Staveley-Smith.pdf

21 Discussion

12:30 Lunch

SKA1 Top Level Science Requirements Draft Document

22 Rationale

Speaker: Braun

23 Discussion

15:00 Tea/Coffee

Computation, Archive, User model

24 Computation Issues

Speaker: Cornwell

Slides 14.Cornwell.pdf

25 Other Related Issues

Speaker: Oosterloo

26 Discussion

Galactic HI

27 Requirements for Galactic HI Studies

Speaker: McClure-Griffiths (remote)

Slides 15.McClure-Griffiths.pdf

28 Discussion

Wednesday, 25 September

Summary of Workshop

Document Preparation

11:00 Tea/Coffee

Presentation and Discussion of Summary Document

12:30 Lunch