Conveners
Astronomy: Intro to Astro
- Shamus Tobin (Queen's University)
- Nikhil Arora
Astronomy: Experiments
- Kristine Spekkens (Queen's University)
- Felix Thiel (Queen's University)
Title: Canada and the Square Kilometre Array
Abstract: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a next-generation radio astronomy observatory being built by 16 partner countries that will enable transformational science about the history, contents, and extreme conditions in the Universe. It is one of the largest science projects in history, and Canada will soon be a full member! This talk will...
A beginner’s guide to Radio Telescopes and Interferometers.
In this talk I will be giving an overview of how radio telescopes operate and why we use them. I will start by giving a basic overview of single-dish telescopes and interferometers as well as their applications in radio astronomy. I will continue by introducing Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), the most extreme form of...
