SKA Cost/Performance Simulator - LNSD technology
Parameter
Definition
Quantity
UNIT
Aeff/Tsys
SKA sensitivity metric
m^2/K
f_spec
Frequency at which A/T is specified
GHz
f_max
Maximum observing frequency
GHz
D
Diameter of dish
m
Dst
Diameter of station
m
Nst
Number of station
none
B_rf
RF bandwidth for a single pol from a single feed
GHz
IF_per_rf
Number of obs IFs per RF band
none
Distance from the center
Fraction of collecting area (total=1)
No. of RF FOV
Total FOV (deg^2)
0 - 5 km
5 - 50 km
50 - 250 km
250 - 3000 km
T_lna_phy [Physical temperature of LNA]:
20K
80K
300K(uncooled)
Q_if [Quantisation levels at digital IF]:
1-bit
2-bit
4-bit,
8-bit
Q_corr_in [Quantisation levels at correlator Input]:
1-bit
2-bit
4-bit,
8-bit
16-bit
32-bit