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

1 Opening

2 Objectives and Logistics of Meeting

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

Simulation within SKA LOW

3 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)

4 Presentation on System simulations using OSKAR

Speaker: Fred Dulwich (University of Oxford)

5 Presentation on work within SCHAAP team

Speaker: Stefan Wijnholds (ASTRON)

08:20 Break

6 Fast full-EM simulations of SKA arrays using HARP

Speaker: Quinten Gueuning

7 Presentation on EM Antenna and Station Simulations using FEKO and Galileo

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

8 Discussion on simulation work

09:30 Break

Embedded Element Patterns

9 EEP from Station Simulations

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

10 results of 2019 UAV campaign presenting results of complete date reduction

Speaker: Giuseppe Virone (CNR-IEIIT)

11 Discussion on EEP

10:30 Break

Finite Groundplane

12 Finite Groundplane work

Speaker: Pietro Bolli (INAF - OAA)

13 Work on Finite Groundplane

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

14 Discussion on Finite Groundplane effects

11:45 Break

15 System configuration & changes during AAVS2.0

Speaker: Andrea Mattana (INAF)

16 Overview of AAVS2.0 diagnostics and monitoring

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

17 Presentation on results of day one

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

12:45 Break

Progress on UK 64 Station at Lord's Bridge Date

18 Roll Call

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

19 Presentation on UK work on Lord's Bridge UK 64 prototype station

20 Discussion

Wednesday, 24 June

21 Welcome

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

22 Objectives and Logistics of the Meeting

Speaker: André van Es (SKA Organisation)

AAVS2.0 Measurement Campaign

23 Overview of AAVS2.0 measurement campaign

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

24 Calibration & Stability

Speaker: Randall Wayth (Curtin University, ICRAR)

25 Drift scans and beamforming results Imaging...

Speaker: Marcin Sokolowski (Curtin University)

26 Beamforming, pointed tracking

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

08:25 Break

AAVS2.0 System Performance

27 Sensitivity results

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

28 Pulsar observations

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

29 Discussion on System Performance

09:35 Break

Polarisation

30 IXR results based on current Station simulations

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

31 Polarisation study

Speaker: Adrian Sutinjo (Curtin University)

32 Characterisation of polarisation

Speaker: Giulia Macario

33 Discussion on Polarisation

11:00 Break

34 Review of AAVS2.0 campaign relating to Verification of Requirements

Speaker: Daniel Hayden (SKAO)

35 Discussion on AAVS2.0 system testing - identify topics which merit further study

36 Presentation on results of Day Two

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