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Radio Astronomy in Malaysia
and the vision of joining SKA
Zamri Zainal Abidin
Radio Cosmology Research Lab
(under the Advanced Fundamental Research Cluster)
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Zamri Zainal Abidin, Zainol Abidin Ibrahim, Norsiah Hashim, Roslan Umar,
Ungku Ferwani Salwa, Zety Shahrizat, Mohd Shaiful Rizal, Wan Zul Adli,
Zulfazli Rosli, Noorkhallaf Noorazlan, Norsuzian Mohd Anim, Mohd Fairos
Assilam, Radial Anwar, Tariqul Islam, Abdul Halim Abdul Aziz, Mas Md Said
(16 members)
2+2 Lecturers/Researchers
4 Lecturers/PhD students
8 MSc students
4 BSc project students
Workshop on East-Asia Collaboration for SKA, Daejeon, Korea, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2011
Radio Astronomy in Malaysia
2005 –Jupiter radio storm
detection
2006 – Radio meteor
observation
2007 – Collaboration with
Jodrell Bank Observatory
2007 – UMRT-1 (1.5 m)
2008 – SEAAN WG RA
2008 – Radio Frequency
Interference (RFI)
2008 – UMRT-2 (2.3 m)
- Neutral Hydrogen
2010 – Dark Matter Group
2010 – Solar Radio
Monitoring Group
2011 – RFI Study
2011 – UMRT-3 (3.0 m)
- Under construction
2011 – MRT for LFs
2011 – Outreach and
Promotions
2011 – Space Weather with
e-CALLISTO
2011 – Galaxy Clusters
observation with 7-meter
JBO radio telescope
2012 – UMRT-4 (7 m) with
INSTUN
2015 – UMRT-5 (15-20m) with
National Space Agency
(purchase from China)
2022 – VLBI and SKA with MPIfR
and JBO via SEAAN & EASKA
RFI Study
Cosmology (Dark Matter)
Space Weather
Outreach and Promotions
Workshop on East-Asia Collaboration for SKA, Daejeon, Korea, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2011
Radio Astronomy in Malaysia
– Types of Researchers
– Radio Astronomy Engineers
– Radio Astronomy Scientists/Physicists
– Types of Science/Physics
– Experimental / Observation
– Theoretical
– SKA:
– Michael Kramer (MPiFR)
– Greta Collins
Bo Peng
– Internationalization:
Here
-SEAAN; VLBI with NZ; and SKA with EASKA
-Participating country (or join a consortium) in SKA project
-Science Working Group in SKA or telescope provider for baseline extension and link
- Malaysia as a good bridging candidate for Oceania and Asia link (mentioned by Steven Tingay)
Workshop on East-Asia Collaboration for SKA, Daejeon, Korea, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2011
Radio Astronomy in Malaysia
• Main science goals:
– Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Study
• Throughout Malaysia and Southeast Asia
– Spectrum Management for Radio Astronomy
• Protecting Radio Astronomy Spectral Windows
– Cosmology
• Dark Matter study (Rotation Curve)
– Space Weather
• Solar radio monitoring: Magnetic storm study
• Joint goals with South East Asia Astronomy Network
(SEAAN) WG Radio Astronomy:
– Spectrum Management Project
– Dark Matter, OH Masers, Pulsars and Black Holes
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RFI Study
• Identification of the lowest RFI level for building future radio
telescopes
• Instruments (e.g. Antenna, LNA, Motor, Spectrum Analyzer)
• Radio Quiet Zone study
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Spectrum Management
– Radio Astronomy Frequency Committee in the AsiaPacific region (RAFCAP) member
– Study/monitor RFI power level above permitted
threshold set by ITU-R RA 769-2
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Cosmology
• Dark Matter study
– Rotation Curves of galaxies
• Collaboration with SISSA, Italy
• Timeline: First year into 3-year joint-project
– Inter-galactic Dark Matter in galaxy clusters
• Collaboration with JBO, United Kingdom
• Timeline: First 6 months into 1 and half-year project
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Space Weather
• e-CALLISTO
– Compact Astronomical Low-frequency, Low-cost
Instrument for Spectroscopy in Transportable
Observatories
– Solar Radio Spectrometer for Solar weather study
– Collaboration with ANGKASA and Institute of
Astronomy, Zurich
– Timeline: Workshop/training in December 2011
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Working Group Radio Astronomy
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Indonesia
• Common Projects
• Spectrum Management
• Interferometer Network
Workshop on East-Asia Collaboration for SKA, Daejeon, Korea, Nov 30-Dec 2, 2011
Acknowledgement
• University of Malaya Grants
– Research University Grant 2010-2013
– Research University Grant 2008-2010
• MOSTI Grant
– Science-Fund 2006-2009
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National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
Jodrell Bank Observatory (Manchester, UK)
WG RA, SEAAN
UKM, USM, UNISZA, UPSI
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