The SKA telescopes are currently in the construction phase, and with it the central signal processor (CSP) for the SKA Low frequency telescope, called CSP-Low. CSP-Low will be integrated and delivered to site by a consortium led by the Dutch company TOPIC; ASTRON is one of its subcontractors. One of TOPIC’s specializations is designing and developing hardware, firmware, and software for sophisticated systems.
STORIES
In People of ASTRON we share stories about the people at ASTRON. Who are the people behind the discoveries and innovations and also, who are the people that make sure that everything runs smoothly? Tom Kamphuis is Head Software Delivery and loves that he can contribute to groundbreaking science.
Om onze kennis over het heelal te vergroten, verlegt ASTRON voortdurend de grenzen van de technologie in haar radiotelescopen. Deze expertise stellen wij nu ter beschikking om de innovatieve kracht van ondernemers te vergroten. Hiertoe lanceren we het Wireless Data Lab (WDL), een proeftuin waarmee ASTRON haar kennis en faciliteiten op het gebied van draadloze dataoverdracht beschikbaar stelt aan het bedrijfsleven en andere instellingen.
DAILY IMAGE
A field trip for the summer students
© Gemma Janssen
New this year: a meet & greet with astronomy-staff-horses! Organised by André, guided by expert horse-trainer Cassie Tooms from Vakantiepark Zonnetij and with support from Gemma, a subset of this year's students got a lesson in Natural Horsemanship. Fun fact: these horses are as internationally diverse as the students themselves: breeds range from England, American, Dutch and Norwegian, and some horses are actually half-Canadian, half Dutch with American ancestry (born in Lhee, though).
After a brief introduction between horses and people, the students learnt how to interact with the horses in a friendly and collaborative way. There were some interesting setups to playfully test the communication; Who's afraid of crocodiles? Can you score a goal with a ball the size of a Lofar antenna? Can you and your companion walk over/under/through/with various obstacles?
Some leadership skills that were gained may prove useful in astronomical context! Overall the main goal was to have fun with the horses, which judging from the pictures, was very well achieved.
Middle from left to right: Nelson and Liam, Lies and Eric, Vlos and Vasu, Trusty and Cristina, Freddie and Fraser.
EVENTS
Next Generation Space VLBI workshop
Mon 17 Oct 2022 - Wed 19 Oct 2022
The third edition of the Next Generation Space VLBI workshop (ngSVLBI-2022), co-organised by JIVE and ASTRON in Dwingeloo (The Netherlands) will be held on 17-19 October 2022. The ngSVLBI-2022 workshop will focus on the future of high-resolution radio interferometry. Next-generation Space VLBI missions would be natural extensions of advanced Earth-based facilities such as global VLBI networks, (ng)EHT, […]
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