Repository details
Square Kilometre Array Telescope
Name of repository
Square Kilometre Array Telescope
Additional name(s)
- SKA Telescope
Repository URL
Subject(s)
- Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas
- Atmospheric Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Physics
- Natural Sciences
- Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
- Atmospheric Science and Oceanography
- Geosciences (including Geography)
Description
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a radio telescope with around one million square metres of collecting area, designed to study the Universe with unprecedented speed and sensitivity.
The SKA is not a single telescope, but a collection of various types of antennas, called an array, to be spread over long distances.
The SKA will be used to answer fundamental questions of science and about the laws of nature, such as: how did the Universe, and the stars and galaxies contained in it, form and evolve? Was Einstein’s theory of relativity correct? What is the nature of ‘dark matter’ and ‘dark energy’? What is the origin of cosmic magnetism? Is there life somewhere else in the Universe?
Contact
- https://www.skao.int/en/contact-us
- enquiries@skao.int
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
700 petabytes of data per year
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- data provider
Additional name(s)
- SKA Australia
Contact(s)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- SKA HQ
Contact(s)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- SKA Africa
- SKA South Africa
- SKA SA
- SARAO
- South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Contact(s)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- SKAO
Contact(s)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
DataLicense
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
unknown
Alerting services (1)
Type of alerting service
Remarks
Remarks
The description and theory of the approach used to calibrate the data for the site selection process is available: https://www.skatelescope.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/78_SKAmon.main_v0.5.pdf
Entry date
2016-08-18
Last update
2024-03-06
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