AAVS2.0 Test Results and Simulation Meeting

23 Jun 2020, 07:00 → 24 Jun 2020, 12:45 Europe/London

Room Name	Room Meeting ID	Room Meeting URL
ZR - LOW Meeting	550 890 8449	https://skatelescope.zoom.us/j/5508908449?pwd=K3hWVkdxdzNQcW1tQ3dxOU1IRGliZz09
ZR - LOW Breakout 1	550 275 6488	https://skatelescope.zoom.us/j/5502756488?pwd=NFVIaEQ0UW1aR0c5clFQbVJrclFZQT09
ZR - LOW Breakout 2	550 984 1554	https://skatelescope.zoom.us/j/5509841554?pwd=V1FGWStDZS9tK245K1oyZ01IUmloZz09

Tuesday, 23 June

07:00 → 07:05 Opening

07:05 → 07:20 Objectives and Logistics of Meeting

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

07:20 → 09:35 Simulation within SKA LOW

07:20 View on simulation effort required during construction and commisioning of SKA LOW and motivation for measurement campaign and simulations

Speakers: Mark Waterson (SKA Organization), Robert Laing (Square Kilometre Array Organisation)

07:40 Presentation on System simulations using OSKAR

Speaker: Fred Dulwich (University of Oxford)

08:00 Presentation on work within SCHAAP team

Speaker: Stefan Wijnholds (ASTRON)

08:20 Break

08:30 Fast full-EM simulations of SKA arrays using HARP

Speaker: Quinten Gueuning

08:50 Presentation on EM Antenna and Station Simulations using FEKO and Galileo

Speakers: Prof. David Davidson (Curtin University), Pietro Bolli (INAF - OAA)

09:10 Discussion on simulation work

09:30 Break

09:35 → 11:15 Embedded Element Patterns

09:35 EEP from Station Simulations

Speakers: David Davidson (Curtin University), Pietro Bolli (INAF - OAA)

09:50 results of 2019 UAV campaign presenting results of complete date reduction

Speaker: Giuseppe Virone (CNR-IEIIT)

10:10 Discussion on EEP

10:30 Break

11:15 → 11:55 Finite Groundplane

11:15 Finite Groundplane work

Speaker: Pietro Bolli (INAF - OAA)

11:25 Work on Finite Groundplane

Speaker: Eloy de Lera Acedo (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge)

11:35 Discussion on Finite Groundplane effects

11:45 Break

11:55 → 12:10 System configuration & changes during AAVS2.0

Speaker: Andrea Mattana (INAF)

12:10 → 12:30 Overview of AAVS2.0 diagnostics and monitoring

Speakers: Mr Andrea Mattana (INAF), Jader Monari (IRA INAF)

12:30 → 12:45 Presentation on results of day one

• what has been achieved
• what needs to be done next

12:45 → 13:00 Break

13:00 → 13:45 Progress on UK 64 Station at Lord's Bridge Date

13:00 Roll Call

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

13:05 Presentation on UK work on Lord's Bridge UK 64 prototype station

13:35 Discussion

Wednesday, 24 June

07:00 → 07:05 Welcome

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

07:05 → 07:15 Objectives and Logistics of the Meeting

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

07:15 → 08:35 AAVS2.0 Measurement Campaign

07:15 Overview of AAVS2.0 measurement campaign

Speakers: Gianni Bernardi (SKA SA & Rhodes University), Marcin Sokolowski (Curtin University), Randall Wayth (Curtin University, ICRAR)

07:25 Calibration & Stability

Speaker: Randall Wayth (Curtin University, ICRAR)

07:45 Drift scans and beamforming results Imaging...

Speaker: Marcin Sokolowski (Curtin University)

08:05 Beamforming, pointed tracking

Speakers: Andrea Mattana (INAF), Marcin Sokolowski (Curtin University)

08:25 Break

08:35 → 09:45 AAVS2.0 System Performance

08:35 Sensitivity results

Speakers: Gianni Bernardi (SKA SA & Rhodes University), Jess Broderick (ASTRON)

08:50 Pulsar observations

Speakers: Giovanni Comoretto (INAF Osservatorio astrofisico di Arcetri), Marcin Sokolowski (Curtin University)

09:15 Discussion on System Performance

09:35 Break

09:45 → 11:30 Polarisation

09:45 IXR results based on current Station simulations

Speakers: David Davidson (Curtin University), Paola Di Ninni (OAA-INAF), Pietro Bolli (INAF - OAA)

10:05 Polarisation study

Speaker: Adrian Sutinjo (Curtin University)

10:25 Characterisation of polarisation

Speaker: Giulia Macario

10:45 Discussion on Polarisation

11:00 Break

11:30 → 11:50 Review of AAVS2.0 campaign relating to Verification of Requirements

Speaker: Daniel Hayden (SKAO)

11:50 → 12:20 Discussion on AAVS2.0 system testing - identify topics which merit further study

12:20 → 12:45 Presentation on results of Day Two

• what has been achieved
• what needs to be done next
• plan and actions towards new goals