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The Spanish Participation in the SKA

Physics opportunities with a new universe’s view: the SKA radio telescopeIFIC, Valencia, 6-7 November 2017

Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (Coordinator of the Spanish participation in the SKA)Support VIA-SKA: Julián Garrido & Marina Fernández-Peña

(Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC)

Spanish contribution to the SKA

Organization Science Technology #SpainSKA

Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (Coordinator of the Spanish participation in the SKA)Support VIA-SKA: Julián Garrido & Marina Fernández-Peña

(Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC)

The Spanish Participation in the SKA

Physics opportunities with a new universe’s view: the SKA radio telescopeIFIC, Valencia, 6-7 November 2017

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SKA related activities/reports regularly presented at the Red de Infraestructuras Astronómicas via the Radio Astronomy WG, G1

•2005-2009: Participation in SKADS, FP6 funds (U. Alcalá-IGN, U. Valencia)

•High-priority in MICINN Roadmap (2010)

•MINECO-funded (2011-2014)

- May 2011: RIA meeting “Science and technical opportunities in the SKA era”

Showed broad and strong scientific interest of Spanish researchers in SKA

- September 2011: MICINN applies for Spain to become SKA Observer

- Scientific Network (FIS2011-14593-E; IP. J. C. Guirado, U. Valencia) 6 research institutions + 5 Universities

ORGANIZATION OF SKA IN SPAIN

COORDINATION OF THE SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN THE SKA

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• Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC)• Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC)• Dpto. de Ingeniería de Comunicaciones (Universidad de Cantabria)• Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEC-CSIC)• Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)• Instituto de Física de Cantabria (Universidad de Cantabria-CSIC)• Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)• Universidad de Barcelona, Granada, Valencia y Politécnica de Cartagena.

•Feasibility study of the Spanish participation in the SKA

(Lead by IAA-CSIC; 75.000€, Dec 2011 - Jan 2014) Subprograma Infraestructuras Científicas Internacionales

Participants: 7 research institutions (4 from CSIC) + 8 Universities. IP: L. Verdes-Montenegro

COORDINATION OF THE SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN THE SKA

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• Diffusion and organisation of SKA activities in coordination with SKACON• Support to organization of meetings and conferences • Conferences in research centers• Outreach: talks, Spanish SKA Web, media, etc

• Support to academic groups, industry and MINECO

• Interaction with design consortia, SKA Office• Diffusion of funding calls and coordination of proposals• Support to the incorporation in SKA committees/SWGs/KSP/design WPs

• Industry capacity map, preparation for procurement (collaboration with CDTI)• Joint discussions with international SKA related stakeholders

•Feasibility study of the Spanish participation in the SKA

(Lead by IAA-CSIC; 75.000€, Dec 2011 - Jan 2014) Subprograma Infraestructuras Científicas Internacionales

Participants: 7 research institutions (4 from CSIC) + 8 Universities. IP: L. Verdes-Montenegro

• Participation in preparatory works with the radio-interferometres pathfinders or precursors of SKA, e.g. POLAMI, GASKAP, Mhongoose, Mightee-HI...

VLA, EEUU ASKAP (Australia)

MeerKAT (South Africa)

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• Contribution to > 14 chapters of the SKA Science Book “Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA (2015)”, leading 3 of them:• Radio Jets in Young Stellar Objects with the

SKA, G. Anglada (IAA-CSIC)

• Studies of Relativistic Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei with SKA, I. Agudo (IAA-CSIC)

• Core-collapse and Type Ia supernovae with the SKA, M. Perez Torres (IAA-CSIC)

LOFAR superterp (The Netherlands)

• Publication in 2015 of the Spanish SKA White Book (120 researchers from 40 centers)• (17% of those Spanish researchers were working out of Spain at the moment of writing the White book)• 29 chapters

Editors: M. Pérez-‐Torres, L. Verdes-‐Montenegro, J.C. Guirado, A. Alberdi, J. Mar?n-‐Pintado, R. Bachiller, D. Herranz, J. M. Girart, S. Migliari, J. M. Rodríguez-‐Espinosa

Downloadhttp://spain.skatelescope.org/ska-science/libro-blanco-ska/

SKA IN SPAIN: SCIENCE

Epoch of Re-ionization● Diego Herranz (IFCA-CSIC)● José Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa (IAC)● José Alberto Rubiño Martín (IAC)

Extragalactic Continuum (galaxies/AGN, galaxy clusters)

● Antxón Alberdi (IAA-CSIC) - Core● Miguel Pérez-Torres (IAA-CSIC)● Iván Agudo (IAA-CSIC)● Fatemeh Tabatabaei (IAC)

Our Galaxy● Antxón Alberdi (IAA-CSIC)● Rainer Schöedel (IAA-CSIC)

HI Galaxy Science● Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (IAA-CSIC) - Co-chair● Bjorn Emonts (CAB (CSIC-INTA))● John Beckman (IAC)● Jorge Sánchez Almeida (IAC)

Fundamental Physics with Pulsars● Laura Tolós (ICE (IEEC-CSIC))

Cosmic Magnetism● Iván Agudo (IAA-CSIC) - Core● Eduardo Battaner (UGR)● Josep Miquel Girart (ICE (IEEC-CSIC))● Frederic Poidevin (IAC)

Transients● Miguel Pérez-Torres (IAA-CSIC) - Core● Iván Agudo (IAA-CSIC)● Simone Migliari (ESA)● Nanda Rea (ICE (IEEC-CSIC))

Cosmology● Enrique Martínez-González (IFCA-CSIC) ● José Diego (IFCA-CSIC)● Olga Mena Requejo (IFIC-CSIC/UV)● José Alberto Rubiño Martín (IAC)● Ricardo T. Génova Santos (IAC)

Cradle of Life● Asunción Fuente (OAN)● Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez (ICE (IEEC-

CSIC)) - Core● Guillem Anglada (IAA-CSIC)

● Izaskun Jiménez Serra (Queen Mary University of London) - Co-chair

Extragalactic Spectral LineSolar and Heliospheric Physics

Spanish participation in SKA Science Working Groups2008

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SKA Science Working groups without Spanish participation

Extragalactic Spectral Line

● ISM physics/composition● Star formation● Active nuclei (AGN & starburst)● Cosmological applications● Masers● Molecular lines…

Solar, Heliospheric and Ionospheric Physics● Solar and heliospheric radiophysics● Fundamental plasma astrophysics● Space weather…

SKA1-MID

SKA IN SPAIN: SCIENCE

•Synergies with other national ICTs:

- CAHA- CAY- GTC- OAJ

- RedIRIS

- RES

- OOCC- IRAM-30m- MAGIC

Astronomical Non-astronomical- E-ELT & Euclid

- ALMA

- Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

- Space Agencies (ESA, NASA)

- EGI (big data)- GEANT (big data)- CERN (big data)

- LIGO

- XMM-Newton y Chandra

- CTA

•Synergies with other international ICTs:

Astronomical Non-astronomical

SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES

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SUPPORT FOR THE INCORPORATION TO SKA COMMITTEES

• January 2012. 9 VIA-SKA members in Work Breakdown Structure Working Groups

• Spanish Membership to the European SKA Consortium (ESKAC) represented by VIA-SKA (Sept 2012)

• February 2013. IAA and U. Valencia join SKACON- Participation in the SKA’s Strategic Communication Plan

• 25 researchers of 9 Spanish centres participate in 9 out of the 11 Science Working Groups of the SKA

• March 2016. Nomination of a Spanish member (PSA-CIEMAT) for the SKAO Power Supply Options Workgroup

• Dec 2016. Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro (IAA-CSIC) invited as External Advisor to the SKA Regional Centre Coordination Group

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• May 2012. SKAO visits Abengoa facilities. In 2016, PSA-CIEMAT.

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WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

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• November 2012. Workshop organisation

“SKA: Strategic Position & Future Opportunities for Spanish Industry”

Representatives of more than 50 companies and academic centres

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• October 2014: Spanish SKA Day at IAA

- 18 institutions +17 companies

• February 2016: SKA Industry Day organized by CDTI, SKAO, IAA

- > 80 participants, including SKA DG, and Consortia leaders

• November 2017

- “Physics opportunities with a new universe’s view: the SKA”

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

6th November

• Cradle of life: formation of stars and their planets, astrobiology, our solar system• Galaxy formation and evolution: gas, magnetic fields, star formation• Synergies with future key facilities as CTA and Athena

7th November

• Cosmology, Epoch of reionization• Astroparticles, neutrinos• The transient universe, Pulsars

+ 2 panel discussions

PHYSICS OPPORTUNITIES WITH A NEW UNIVERSE’S VIEW: THE SKA RADIO TELESCOPE

RIA Open meetingIFIC-CSIC/UV, Valencia, 6-7 November, 2017

47 participants from 16 Spanish and 6 international institutions

Member of SKACON, named SKACON-ES (Feb. 2013)

http://spain.skatelescope.org/ @mundos55

• Led by IAA-CSIC Outreach Unit Head: Emilio García; Collaboration with U. Valencia’s Observatorio Astronómico

• Participation in the elaboration of SKA’s Strategic Communication Plan

• Translations of the SKA Office Communication press releases

• Social networks

• SKA Spanish minisite


#SpainSKA

http://spain.skatelescope.org

http://spain.skatelescope.org/


Areas of expertise and SKA WPs of the registered companies

Capacity map

Interested ~40 companies sent the information to be registered in the VIA-SKA web portal

Collaboration with Fractal SL

"Estudio de viabilidad de la participación tecnológica española en el SKA" (J. Santander, L. Verdes-Montenegro - IAA-CSIC)

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• April 2013. VIA-SKA report

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INDUSTRY CAPACITY MAP

Form allowing an easy search of public and/or private organizations registered in VIA-SKA filtering by Working Package or Expertise domains

Access on:spain.skatelescope.org

http://spain.skatelescope.org

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• January - October 2017

- Revision of potential contracts for Spanish Industry in collaboration with CDTI (Center for the Development of Industrial Technology)

- Nomination of SKA Industry Liaison Officer from CDTI:

Javier Echávarri


• 70 Spanish companies which are active and have references in technology supplies for astronomy:• ESO (VLT, ELT)• CTA• GMT, LSST• Gran Telescopio de Canarias,

CAHA, etc.• Radiotelescopes: ALMA, IRAM,

Yebes

• Industry is closely following the progress of SKA project

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http://www.cdti.es/index.asp?MP=35&MS=0&MN=1&TR=A&IDR=120&iddocumento=806&xtmc=&xtcr=1




• Q3 2017: CDTI launches a survey of industrial capabilities for SKA-1 construction, in collaboration with IAA-CSIC.• 33 expressions of interest received, covering all SKA-1 WP• Main areas of interest:• DSH: disk structures (mounts, pedestals), RF technologies (feeders, LNAs

and receivers), vacuum and cryocompressors: CAHA (cryogenics) and ALMA in-kind contributions (LNAs and antenna mounts)

• CSP: capitalizing on our experience on space technologies: correlator & beamforming, FPGA computing, • SDP, TM, Local Monitoring & Control: solid background and references in

advanced signal processing, big data and analytics and distributed systems control SW• SaDT: experience with CERN in WR technologies (time sync). Also RoF

and SFR (ALMA)• INFRA: powerful actors in renewable energies (photovoltaics)

Spanish industry is committed to SKA construction


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• March-June 2013. Requests for proposals, evaluation - Each WP in pre-construction went to an International Consortium

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR SKA DESIGN

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• March-June 2013. Requests for proposals, evaluation - Each WP in pre-construction went to an International Consortium

11 Spanish research centres and 12 companies participate in 7 SKA Pre-construction Consortia (~2 M€ Feb 2014)June 2017: IAA-CSIC and ICE (IEEC-CSIC) invited to join PAF


•Infra-SA & AUS:

-Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) -Plataforma Solar de Almería (CIEMAT)

•Dish:

-Instituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA-CSIC) -Dpto. de Ingeniería de Comunicaciones (Univ. de Cantabria)-Universidad Politécnica de Navarra (UPN)-Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (IGN)

•Telescope Manager:

•TTI Norte•Anteral

•iGrid-TD•Arraela•Aora Solar Spain•CSP Sunless•Torresol Energy

ReceiversEnergy supply Operations control


•GTD

• Synchronization and Data Transport

-Universidad de Granada-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Observatorio Real de la Armada

•Central Signal Processor:

-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid •Science Data Processor:

-Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) -Fundación Centro de Supercomputación Castilla-León (FCSCL)-Barcelona Supercomputing Center

In collaboration with:

•7 Solutions

•Das Photonics

•ISDEFE

•Deimos Space

•Sener

•CATON

•GMV

Distribution of time FPGAs Advanced analysis tools


● Part of Advanced Instrumentation Program● Array designs for SKA1-Mid antenna● The consortium is working on PAF concept definition(s)● Low power is key for successful deployment in the SKA

● Spanish involvement● IAA (CSIC) invited to join the consortium

● Expertise of interest: IAA was responsible of the cooling system and opto-mechanical workpackages in CARMENES (CAHA).

● Within PAFs: to investigate the parameter space of different cryogenic cooling system for SKA PAF(s), efficiency, stability, power consumption, size, cost, weight

● IAA System engineer invited to join the Dish Band 2 Feed system CDR review panel● ICE (IEEC-CSIC) invited as well; discussing: electronic sky derotation, Local Monitoring and

Control for the PAF digital back-end, PAF measurement receiver

PHASED ARRAY FEED CONSORTIUM

• July 2013: MINECO contacts John Womersley (SKA Board Chair) stating the amount of Spanish participation, and availability for clarifications

- Spanish participation in SKA design valued in ~2M€ by SKA Board Chair after MINECO contact

Since then (October 2013) a MINECO representative is regularly invited to SKA Board meetings

• November 2013 (G1- RIA) + January 2014 (RIA Board)

RIA Board endorsed the recommendation issued by G1 on “the interest of the scientific community and industry for Spain to explore the possibility to join the SKA project as Full Member before the construction phase starts”

MILESTONES

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• December 2015. Letter from Secretary of State to SKA DGto establish a dialog between Spain and SKA aiming at exploring scenarios for Spain to join SKA.

• 2016: SKA in the Spanish National budget• June-July 2016

- Report produced for the Evaluation of the participation of Spain in the SKA submitted to the Secretary of State: positive outcome.

- Followed by on-going negotiations with SKA DG and Board• July 2017 - June 2019. RED-SKA: Excellence network for the

scientific and technological participation of Spain in the SKA - AYA2016-82017-REDT

- IAA-CSIC, CAB-CSIC, ICE-CSIC, IFCA/DICOM, Universidad de Valencia, BSC, UPM, UGR, IAC, CIEMAT-PSA

- 20 000 €

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•SKA is an ESFRI Landmark project with potential for transformational science that will lead to a scientific revolution

•I+D+i in cutting edge technologies: communications, Big Data/e-Science, energy supply and storage, etc

•The best scientists, engineers and managers are being attracted

Spain has developed a solid scientific community, strategically positioned within the project, working in close collaboration with engineers and industry, ready to:

•Play a major role in SKA1 KSPs in areas of fundamental research in Astrophysics, Astrobiology and Fundamental Physics

•Performing key contributions to the SKA design phase and construction, with impact in society

•E.g.: mechanics, amplifiers, cryogenics, telescope management, time synchronization, FPGAs, correlators/beamforming, advanced /data processing/Big Data, renewable energies, e-Science, etc

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