平方公里陣SKA是國際上在建的超大天文觀測項目。該項目由包括中國在內的很多國家共同參與，通過建立一眾射電望遠鏡陣列，形成等效鏡面面積達平方公里量級的觀測能力。這一設施建成后，無疑是人類曾經建立的極強大的天文觀測設備。本書作者是中國SKA項目的牽頭科學家，本書詳細探討了中國參與SKA項目的歷史、研究現狀和未來規劃。本書對于SKA項目的介紹非常細致，既是國內在這一方面工作的總結與展望，也是對這一項目有興趣的讀者了解SKA項目的非常好的渠道。
秦波
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秦波，中國科學院國家天文臺研究員，博士生導師。主要從事宇宙學與暗物質研究，發表多篇研究論文。受科技部委托，作為中方代表，先后任職國際SKA組織戰略委員會、出資工作組、政府間正式談判工作組及董事會等，并參與撰寫了“中國SKA白皮書”。
第一章 SKA綜述···················································1
1.1 平方公里陣SKA···········································1
1.2 SKA的核心科學目標·····································6
1.3 SKA1：第一階段的SKA··································7
1.4 SKA1的技術指標和科學能力·························10
1.5 SKA1的優先科學目標·································14
1.6 新版國際SKA科學白皮書·····························15
1.7 國際SKA科學工作組(SWG)及聚焦組(FG)········18
第二章 SKA的國際背景及發展現狀···························21
2.1 國際SKA計劃的歷史背景·····························21
2.2 國際合作下的SKA及發展現狀·······················29
第三章 中國參加SKA的歷史與發展現狀·····················37
3.1 中國參加SKA的早期歷史，以及SKA與FAST的
淵源························································38
3.2 中國參與國際SKA組織的創建與共同治理·········52
3.3 中國參加SKA的必要性與重要意義·················69
第四章 中國參與SKA工程建設情況···························75
4.1 概述：中國是SKA的重要建設者····················· 75
4.2 實現中國SKA1建設的工程回報······················ 84
4.3 中方參與SKA1建設主要工作包的基本情況········ 86
4.3.1 反射面天線工作包································ 86
4.3.2 信號數據傳輸工作包······························ 95
4.3.3 低頻孔徑陣列工作包及中頻孔徑陣列工作包···· 99
4.3.4 科學數據處理工作包·····························105
第五章 中國SKA的科學準備································· 109
5.1 概述······················································109
5.2 中國SKA科學目標與戰略的形成··················· 111
5.3 中國SKA的科學準備與布局·························117
5.3.1 宇宙黎明和再電離探測··························117
5.3.2 脈沖星搜尋、測時和引力檢驗···················118
5.3.3 中性氫巡天和宇宙學研究························119
5.3.4 宇宙磁場··········································119
5.3.5 星際介質··········································120
5.3.6 暫現源探測·······································120
5.3.7 活動星系核反饋和黑洞··························121
5.3.8 中性氫星系動力學和演化························122
5.3.9 生命搖籃··········································123
5.3.10 超高能宇宙射線和中微子探測·················124
5.3.11 中國SKA區域中心建設························125
第六章 SKA外交、國際合作下的中國SKA科學與
人才培養················································· 127
6.1 SKA外交················································127
6.2 與SKA成員國的國際合作····························131
6.3 國際合作背景下的中國SKA人才培養··············140
附錄 中澳、中英SKA聯合博士計劃案例 ··············151
結束語······························································· 157
附錄1 國際SKA大事記········································ 163
附錄2 中國SKA大事記········································ 165
附錄3 中國在國際SKA 組織中出任重要管理崗位
情況······················································· 169
參考文獻···························································· 173
致謝································································· 175
作者簡介···························································· 177
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