Future Science Prospects for AMI
Grainge, K; Alexander, P; Battye, R; et al.Birkinshaw, M; Blain, A; Bremer, M; Bridle, S; Brown, M; Davis, R; Dickinson, C; Edge, A; Efstathiou, G; Fender, R; Hardcastle, M; Hatchell, J; Hobson, M; Jarvis, M; Maughan, B; McHardy, I; Middleton, M; Lasenby, A; Saunders, R; Savini, G; Scaife, A; Smith, G; Thompson, M; White, G; Zarb-Adami, K; Allison, J; Buckle, J; Castro-Tirado, A; Chernyakova, M; Deane, R; Feroz, F; Santos, RG; Green, D; Hannikainen, D; Heywood, I; Hurley-Walker, N; Kneissl, R; Koljonen, K; Kulkarni, S; Markoff, S; MacTavish, C; McCollough, M; Migliari, S; Miller, JM; Miller-Jones, J; Olamaie, M; Paragi, Z; Pearson, T; Pooley, G; Pottschmidt, K; Rebolo, R; Richer, J; Riley, J; Rodriguez, J; Rodriguez-Gonzalvez, C; Rushton, A; Savolainen, P; Scott, P; Shimwell, T; Tavani, M; Tomsick, J; Tudose, V; Heyden, KVD; Horst, AVD; Varlotta, A; Waldram, E; Wilms, J; Zdziarski, A; Zwart, J; Perrott, Y; Rumsey, C; Schammel, M
Date: 17 August 2012
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arXiv
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arXiv.org
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Abstract
The Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI) is a telescope specifically designed for high sensitivity measurements of low-surface-brightness features at cm-wavelength and has unique, important capabilities. It consists of two interferometer arrays operating over 13.5-18 GHz that image structures on scales of 0.5-10 arcmin with very low ...
The Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI) is a telescope specifically designed for high sensitivity measurements of low-surface-brightness features at cm-wavelength and has unique, important capabilities. It consists of two interferometer arrays operating over 13.5-18 GHz that image structures on scales of 0.5-10 arcmin with very low systematics. The Small Array (AMI-SA; ten 3.7-m antennas) couples very well to Sunyaev-Zel'dovich features from galaxy clusters and to many Galactic features. The Large Array (AMI-LA; eight 13-m antennas) has a collecting area ten times that of the AMI-SA and longer baselines, crucially allowing the removal of the effects of confusing radio point sources from regions of low surface-brightness, extended emission. Moreover AMI provides fast, deep object surveying and allows monitoring of large numbers of objects. In this White Paper we review the new science - both Galactic and extragalactic - already achieved with AMI and outline the prospects for much more.
Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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