Engaging industry The Australian SKA experience

1. Engaging industry The Australian SKA experience Dr Carole Jackson, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science NAOJ, Mitaka, 5 November 2010

2. ASKAP - CASS Astronomy and Space Science (formerly ATNF) Parkes, NSW • The largest single astronomical institution in Australia (~300 staff) • Sydney HQ + Parkes (the ‘Dish’), Narrabri (Compact Array), and Mopra, near Coonabarabran. • Operates NASA CDSCC (Tidbinbilla) • CSIRO ATNF is designing and building the Australian SKA Pathfinder ASKAP Narrabri, NSW

3. Engaging industry – Australian SKA Engagement with industry for SKA-related R&D and ASKAP • Suppliers • R&D partners 3 Supporters for further Australian SKA related R&D Example of these 3 in this talk.

4. SKA - a Global collaboration SKA will need a high level of industry involvement -> mass production and deployment SKA benefits to industry • Engage creative energies of the best professionals • Perfect leading-edge techniques and products in a demanding application • Raise company profile/visibility working with high profile, international mega-science project • Early involvement in a € 1.5 billion (2007) project spanning a wide range of engineering and computing disciplines

5. Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) Australia’s contribution to the SKA - the largest scientific instrument to be built on earth • ASKAP - an SKA Pathfinder demonstrates • A novel technology advanced array telescope. • Australia’s candidate SKA site, the Murchison Radio Observatory (MRO). • Australia’s capacity to host large international projects • ASKAP’s as a radio telescope - • World’s fastest survey radio telescope at cm frequencies. • Survey science projects (key drivers) • Astronomy surveys defined by international groups of astronomers

6. ASKAP - Specification High-dynamic range, wide field-of-view telescope Number of dishes 36 = 630 baselines Dish diameter 12 m Max baseline 6km Resolution 30 arc sec Sensitivity 70 m2/K Speed 1.5x105 m4/K2.deg2 Observing frequency 700 – 1800 MHz Field of View 30 deg2 Processed Bandwidth 300 MHz Channels 16k Focal Plane Phased Array 188 elements (94x dual pol)

7. Australian SKA Industry Opportunity ASKAP as an SKA Pathfinder • To demonstrate SKA subsystems & key technologies Engage in early-phase R&D (via co-investment or supply) • Demonstrate capability to international SKA community • Develop skills • Foster international relationships (industry & astronomy) Australian SKA Industry cluster Self-funding group of support companies & Government agencies Forum for ASKAP/SKA development Industry briefings, Industry (technical) news & updates from CASS Networking; showing development of skills towards SKA (to Government)

8. Published: web based – freely available Describes how we ensure Australian industry has fair opportunity (Fairness & Professional Procurement) ASKAP/SKA technical workshops Visits/advice from many ASKAIC companies R&D collaborations Develop strong partner suppliers Industry chiefs meet with Minister Carr. Industry visit to sites News & ongoing communications ASKAP’s Industry Engagement Industry Opportunities Register Australian Industry Participation Plan Industry Collaboration & support Briefing industry (ongoing): Briefs, news & Other events

9. Australian SKA Industry Opportunities Site management & infrastructure – roads, power, optical fibre Australian expertise for remote sites Project management – Build, maintenance, operations & scheduling Consulted with many companies - Boeing, Raytheon, BAE, etc on System Engineering best practice Low-cost antennas Sought near “off-the-shelf solution” high production rate antennas Low noise uncooled receiver components (‘receiver-on-chip’) Working with industry to develop low-cost solutions High speed, low cost DSP Seeking low cost solutions off’-the-shelf High performance computing ASKAP as a development platform for a “single digital backend “

10. Engaging industry – Australian SKA Engagement with industry for SKA-related R&D and ASKAP • Suppliers, • R&D partners and 3 Supporters for further Australian SKA related R&D

11. Engaging industry – Australian SKA Engagement with industry for SKA-related R&D and ASKAP • Suppliers • R&D partners 3 Supporters of Australian SKA related R&D

12. ASKAP Antennas - industry supply Low-cost antennas Sought near “off-the-shelf solution” antennas Close to SATCOM x-band 12m commercial antennas Used open Tender process - very successful, great response from international companies Negotiated contract with CETC54 for 36 antennas, • Developed very productive, successful relationship • New market for CETC54 – international, high profile, civilian ASKAP antenna = 85% CETC54 ‘production’ design 15% ‘new’ = 3-axis, astronomy precision & RFI specification

13. ASKAP Antennas - industry supply ASKAP Antenna team involved in design consultation & ensuring technical specification is delivered • Contract award October 2008 • PPR Mar 2009 • 1st antenna on site January 2010 • 6 antennas built October 2010 36 antenna order “Traditional” panel reflector, heavy antenna ASKAP rms = 0.5mm (20 GHz) High precision, low cost.

14. ASKAP Antennas - industry supply Successful industry procurement: lessons • Long project design leadtime before Tender (4 years) very well defined technical specification – not a build blueprint • Experienced team managing tender, negotiation and delivery • Excellent relationship with CETC54 • Treated antenna 1 as a ‘design proof of concept’ antenna 2 onwards are ‘production’

15. Engaging industry – Australian SKA Engagement with industry for SKA-related R&D and ASKAP • Suppliers, • R&D partners 3 Supporters of Australian SKA related R&D

16. ASKAP/SKA Receivers – current design Focus Package Antenna Pedestal LO15850-6650 MHz LO24430 MHz CSIRO.PrepSKA WP2 meeting - Oxford - 27-30 October 2010

17. ASKAP/SKA Receivers – future? Allows entire receiver to be housed behind feed Lightweight and compact Low power Low cost (minimal connectors and cabling) RF in, digital fibre out. CSIRO.PrepSKA WP2 meeting - Oxford - 27-30 October 2010

18. ASKAP/SKA Receivers – industry R&D Collaborative R&D – strong investment – clear product - Industry gains IP, designs, etc - Excellent relationship based on previous R&D Digital fibre Out Receiver cards LNAs PAF elements

19. ASKAP/SKA Receivers – industry R&D Sapphicon 0.25um Silicon on Sapphire process Direct-down conversion I/Q architecture with divide-by-2 LO Single out of band LO required I/Q amplitude and phase match expected to be adequate to ensure 40 dB image suppression Implementation of whole receiver from LNA to ADC input Including LO synthesiser and all filters Minimal external components and cost LNA off-chip for minimum Tn and maximum flexibility Off-chip ADC to reduce development cost Includes high power ADC drivers Adjustable operations – bandwidth, gain, filters

20. Schematic designs meeting design specs complete for: Balun Mixer LO filters Baseband attenuator ADC driver Layouts complete for: Balun Mixer LO filters First tape-out of completed blocks Nov 2010. ASKAP/SKA Receivers – industry R&D November 2010, Sapphicon changed its name to Silanna

21. ASKAP R&D Collaboration Successful collaboration: experience • Start –up R&D to establish relationship (LNA) Agree detailed technical specification – not a build blueprint • Get the right expert engineers working together; enthusiasm Avoid endless discussions on what ‘we might do’ 3. Excellent relationship • Be very honest where this R&D fits for ‘SKA’ Expectations can be too high.

22. Engaging industry – Australian SKA Engagement with industry for SKA-related R&D and ASKAP • Suppliers, • R&D partners and 3 Supporters of Australian SKA related R&D

24. ASKAP 2010

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