the astron science - nl-rse · the astron science data centre yan grange, zheng meyer-zhao, michiel...
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The ASTRON Science Data CentreYan Grange, Zheng Meyer-Zhao, Michiel van Haarlem
NL-RSE19
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Radio astronomy –science
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Radio astronomy – instruments
DRT (1956)(opened by the Dutch queen)
WSRT (1970)(opened by the Dutch queen)
LOFAR (2010)(opened by the Dutch queen)
Metal Software
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LOFAR
• 38 Dutch stations (144 antennas each)• 13 International stations (192 antennas each)• (2 more coming; Latvia and Italy)
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Challenges for LOFAR
Creatures
Creatures
Creatures
Water
Wind
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Challenges for LOFAR (apart from nature)
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Factor > 10 between PI and non-PI downloads
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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
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Processing radio data
?
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Challenges for modern radio astronomy
• Software is hard to obtain and install• Data is too large to process on own system
• Users need to be helped• Astronomers (think they are) tech-savvy
• This is a Good thing! (but also very hacky user code)• Higher threshold
• Published data sets are hard to find and obtain• Data formats are specific to radio astronomy• Astronomers do not like throwing away (raw) data
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SKA Regional Centres (SRCs)SKA Regional Centres (SRCs)
will host the SKA science archive
Provide access and distribute
data products to users
Provide access to compute
and storage resources
Provide analysis capabilities
Provide user support
Multiple regional SRCs, locally resourced and staffed
Primary interface for SKA data analysis
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ASTRON Science Data Centre (SDC)
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ESCAPE Science Analysis Platform
Supporting
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Links to existing technology
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“Minimal Viable Product”
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Questions