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Simulating Imaging of Large Scale Radio Arrays on the Lunar Surface
JoVE Journal
Engineering
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JoVE Journal Engineering
Simulating Imaging of Large Scale Radio Arrays on the Lunar Surface
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06:14 min

July 30, 2020

Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:21Array Configuration Creation
  • 01:31Coordinate Alignment Using SPICE
  • 03:07Array Response Simulation with Common Astronomy Software Applications (CASA)
  • 03:54Noiseless and Noisy Data Imaging
  • 04:55Results: Representative Large-Scale Radio Array Lunar Surface Imaging Simulation
  • 05:42Conclusion

Summary

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A simulation framework for testing the imaging capabilities of large-scale radio arrays on the lunar surface is presented. Major noise components are discussed, and a software pipeline is walked through with details on how to customize it for novel scientific uses.

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