1 / 16

First results from the Super-Extended Very Small Array.

First results from the Super-Extended Very Small Array. Anna Scaife University of Cambridge. Standard Features: Negligible pointing error Negligible beam uncertainty Dedicated source subtractor Tracking elements allow fringe-rate filtering. COMPACT EXTENDED SUPER-EXTENDED.

amelia-larsen
Download Presentation

First results from the Super-Extended Very Small Array.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. First results from the Super-Extended Very Small Array. Anna Scaife University of Cambridge

  2. Standard Features: • Negligible pointing error • Negligible beam uncertainty • Dedicated source subtractor • Tracking elements allow fringe-rate filtering

  3. COMPACT EXTENDEDSUPER-EXTENDED

  4. Dickinson et al. 2004

  5. New Features: • 60 cm parabolic mirrors • Longer baselines • Upgraded front-end amplifiers • Broad-banded source subtraction

  6. Source Subtraction: • NVSS and First Catalogues at 1.4GHz. • Ryle Observations at 15GHz. • VSA Source Subtractor at 33GHz.

  7. Science objectives of the Super-Extended VSA: 1. Investigate excess emission at high multipoles 2. SZ observations of moderate redshift clusters 3. Mosaic observations to constrain 4th and 5th peaks.

  8. Excess emission seen by CBI at high multipoles. Prediction of Super-Extended VSA performance for Deep Field observing program.

  9. Cluster Sample Cluster RA(J2000) δ(J2000) z nH(cm2) Te(keV) A646 08 22 09.7 +47 06 00 0.1303 3.8 5.3 A655 08 25 30.3 +47 07 48 0.1267 4.3 7.1 A795 09 24 05.7 +14 10 06 0.1357 3.5 6.6 A990 10 23 41.3 +49 07 58 0.1440 1.0 6.4 A1033 10 31 43.6 +35 02 58 0.1259 1.9 6.3 A1068 10 40 43.9 +39 56 53 0.1372 1.3 3.8 A1361 11 43 30.3 +46 23 04 0.1167 2.2 5.5 A1413 11 55 18.5 +23 24 27 0.1427 1.6 6.6 A2034 15 10 11.7 +33 30 53 0.1130 1.5 7.9 A2409 22 00 52.8 +20 58 15 0.1470 6.7 7.6

  10. Abell 655 & Abell 646

  11. Model parameters obtained from X-ray fits and lensing data are then used with the SZ data to estimate H0 and fg.

  12. Prediction of Super-Extended VSA performance using mosaic-ed fields to constrain 4th and 5th peaks.

  13. Conclusions: The upgrade of the Very Small Array to its Super-Extended configuration has been completed. Initial cluster observations have measured decrements towards clusters in the selected sample. Deep field observations of primary anisotropies have begun. 4th and 5th peaks… Mosaic-ed observation program

More Related