Mapping the SKA simulated skies with the S3-Tools

F. Levrier; R. J. Wilman; D. Obreschkow; H. R. Klockner; I. Heywood; S. Rawlings

Mapping the SKA simulated skies with the S3-Tools

F. Levrier, R. J. Wilman, D. Obreschkow, H. R. Klockner, I. Heywood, S. Rawlings

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Abstract

The S³-Tools are a set of Python-based routines and interfaces whose purpose is to provide user-friendly access to the SKA Simulated Skies (S³) set of simulations, an effort led by the University of Oxford in the framework of the European Union's SKADS program (http://www.skads-eu.org). The databases built from the S³ simulations are hosted by the Oxford e-Research Center (OeRC), and can be accessed through a web portal at http://s-cubed.physics.ox.ac.uk. This paper focuses on the practical steps involved to make radio images from the S³-SEX and S³-SAX simulations using the S 3-Map tool and should be taken as a broad overview. For a more complete description, the interested reader should look up the user's guide. The output images can then be used as input to instrument simulators, e.g. to assess technical designs and observational strategies for the SKA and SKA pathfinders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-42
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	132
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	2009 Wide Field Astronomy and Technology for the Square Kilometre Array, SKADS 2009 - Chateau de Limelette, Belgium Duration: 4 Nov 2009 → 6 Nov 2009

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Mapping the SKA simulated skies with the S3-Tools

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