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(nèi)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(shè)施建成后，無疑是人類曾經(jīng)建立的極強大的天文觀測設(shè)備。本書作者是中國SKA項目的牽頭科學(xué)家，本書詳細探討了中國參與SKA項目的歷史、研究現(xiàn)狀和未來規(guī)劃。本書對于SKA項目的介紹非常細致，既是國內(nèi)在這一方面工作的總結(jié)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(xué)院國家天文臺研究員，博士生導(dǎo)師。主要從事宇宙學(xué)與暗物質(zhì)研究，發(fā)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(zhàn)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(xué)目標·····································6
1.3 SKA1：第一階段的SKA··································7
1.4 SKA1的技術(shù)指標和科學(xué)能力·························10
1.5 SKA1的優(yōu)先科學(xué)目標·································14
1.6 新版國際SKA科學(xué)白皮書·····························15
1.7 國際SKA科學(xué)工作組(SWG)及聚焦組(FG)········18
第二章 SKA的國際背景及發(fā)展現(xiàn)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(fā)展現(xiàn)狀·······················29
第三章 中國參加SKA的歷史與發(fā)展現(xiàn)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(chuàng)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(shè)情況···························75
4.1 概述：中國是SKA的重要建設(shè)者····················· 75
4.2 實現(xiàn)中國SKA1建設(shè)的工程回報······················ 84
4.3 中方參與SKA1建設(shè)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(shù)據(jù)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(xué)數(shù)據(jù)處理工作包·····························105
第五章 中國SKA的科學(xué)準備································· 109
5.1 概述······················································109
5.2 中國SKA科學(xué)目標與戰(zhàn)略的形成··················· 111
5.3 中國SKA的科學(xué)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(xué)研究························119
5.3.4 宇宙磁場··········································119
5.3.5 星際介質(zhì)··········································120
5.3.6 暫現(xiàn)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(xué)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(qū)域中心建設(shè)························125
第六章 SKA外交、國際合作下的中國SKA科學(xué)與
人才培養(yǎng)················································· 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(yǎng)··············140
附錄 中澳、中英SKA聯(lián)合博士計劃案例 ··············151
結(jié)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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