Episode 375
The SKA and Radio Astronomy
We take a tour of the Australian precursors to the Square Kilometre Array, and find out how new sensors will improve observations in future.
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
April 4, 201358m 41s
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Show Notes
We take a tour of the two Australian precursors to the Square Kilometre Array - the Murchison Wide Field Array and the Australian SKA Pathfinder - to discover how big radio astronomy projects will see the universe in a new light. Plus, how understanding the physics of radio detectors helps us make better telescopes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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