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1. Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: I. System Description

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Hotan, A. W., Bunton, J. D., Chippendale, A. P., Whiting, M., Tuthill, J., Moss, V. A., McConnell, D., Amy, S. W., Huynh, M. T., Allison, J. R., Anderson, C. S., Bannister, K. W., Bastholm, E., Beresford, R., Bock, D. C. -J., Bolton, R., Chapman, J. M., Chow, K., Collier, J. D., Cooray, F. R., Cornwell, T. J., Diamond, P. J., Edwards, P. G., Feain, I. J., Franzen, T. M. O., George, D., Gupta, N., Hampson, G. A., Harvey-Smith, L., Hayman, D. B., Heywood, I., Jacka, C., Jackson, C. A., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Kesteven, M., Kleiner, D., Koribalski, B. S., Lee-Waddell, K., Lenc, E., Lensson, E. S., Mackay, S., Mahony, E. K., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., McConigley, R., Mirtschin, P., Ng, A. K., Norris, R. P., Pearce, S. E., Phillips, C., Pilawa, M. A., Raja, W., Reynolds, J. E., Roberts, P., Roxby, D. N., Sadler, E. M., Shields, M., Schinckel, A. E. T., Serra, P., Shaw, R. D., Sweetnam, T., Troup, E. R., Tzioumis, A., Voronkov, M. A., and Westmeier, T.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

In this paper we describe the system design and capabilities of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope at the conclusion of its construction project and commencement of science operations. ASKAP is one of the first radio telescopes to deploy phased array feed (PAF) technology on a large scale, giving it an instantaneous field of view that covers 31 square degrees at 800 MHz. As a two-dimensional array of 36x12m antennas, with baselines ranging from 22m to 6km, ASKAP also has excellent snapshot imaging capability and 10 arcsecond resolution. This, combined with 288 MHz of instantaneous bandwidth and a unique third axis of rotation on each antenna, gives ASKAP the capability to create high dynamic range images of large sky areas very quickly. It is an excellent telescope for surveys between 700 MHz and 1800 MHz and is expected to facilitate great advances in our understanding of galaxy formation, cosmology and radio transients while opening new parameter space for discovery of the unknown., Comment: 38 pages, 24 figures, accepted for publication in PASA

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2021
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2. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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McConnell, D., Allison, J. R., Bannister, K., Bell, M. E., Bignall, H. E., Chippendale, A. P., Edwards, P. G., Harvey-Smith, L., Hegarty, S., Heywood, I., Hotan, A. W., Indermuehle, B. T., Lenc, E., Marvil, J., Popping, A., Raja, W., Reynolds, J. E., Sault, R. J., Serra, P., Voronkov, M. A., Whiting, M., Amy, S. W., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bateman, T. J., Bock, D. C. -J., Bolton, R., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A. J., Bunton, J. D., Cheng, W., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Feain, I., Gough, R., Gupta, N., Guzman, J. C., Hampson, G. A., Hay, S., Hayman, D. B., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, C. A., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Joseph, J., Koribalski, B. S., Leach, M., Lensson, E. S., MacLeod, A., Mackay, S., Marquarding, M., McClure-Griffiths, N. M., Mirtschin, P., Mitchell, D., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., Norris, R., Pearce, S., Qiao, R. Y., Schinckel, A. E. T., Shields, M., Shimwell, T. W., Storey, M., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Wark, R. M., Westmeier, T., Wilson, C., and Wilson, T.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

We describe the performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA), the prototype for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope ASKAP. BETA is the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, giving it the ability to electronically form up to nine dual-polarization beams. We report the methods developed for forming and measuring the beams, and the adaptations that have been made to the traditional calibration and imaging procedures in order to allow BETA to function as a multi-beam aperture synthesis telescope. We describe the commissioning of the instrument and present details of BETA's performance: sensitivity, beam characteristics, polarimetric properties and image quality. We summarise the astronomical science that it has produced and draw lessons from operating BETA that will be relevant to the commissioning and operation of the final ASKAP telescope., Comment: Accepted for publication in PASA

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2016
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3. Wide-field broadband radio imaging with phased array feeds: a pilot multi-epoch continuum survey with ASKAP-BETA

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Heywood, I., Bannister, K. W., Marvil, J., Allison, J. R., Ball, L., Bell, M. E., Bock, D. C. -J., Brothers, M., Bunton, J. D., Chippendale, A. P., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T. J., DeBoer, D., Edwards, P., Gough, R., Gupta, N., Harvey-Smith, L., Hay, S., Hotan, A. W., Indermuehle, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, C. A., Johnston, S., Kimball, A. E., Koribalski, B. S., Lenc, E., Macleod, A., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mirtschin, P., Murphy, T., Neuhold, S., Norris, R. P., Pearce, S., Popping, A., Qiao, R. Y., Reynolds, J. E., Sadler, E. M., Sault, R. J., Schinckel, A. E. T., Serra, P., Shimwell, T. W., Stevens, J., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Voronkov, M. A., Westmeier, T., and Whiting, M. T.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

The Boolardy Engineering Test Array is a 6 x 12 m dish interferometer and the prototype of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), equipped with the first generation of ASKAP's phased array feed (PAF) receivers. These facilitate rapid wide-area imaging via the deployment of simultaneous multiple beams within a 30 square degree field of view. By cycling the array through 12 interleaved pointing positions and using 9 digitally formed beams we effectively mimic a traditional 1 hour x 108 pointing survey, covering 150 square degrees over 711 - 1015 MHz in 12 hours of observing time. Three such observations were executed over the course of a week. We verify the full bandwidth continuum imaging performance and stability of the system via self-consistency checks and comparisons to existing radio data. The combined three epoch image has arcminute resolution and a 1-sigma thermal noise level of 375 micro-Jy per beam, although the effective noise is a factor 3 higher due to residual sidelobe confusion. From this we derive a catalogue of 3,722 discrete radio components, using the 35 percent fractional bandwidth to measure in-band spectral indices for 1,037 of them. A search for transient events reveals one significantly variable source within the survey area. The survey covers approximately two-thirds of the Spitzer South Pole Telescope Deep Field. This pilot project demonstrates the viability and potential of using PAFs to rapidly and accurately survey the sky at radio wavelengths., Comment: 20 pages, 13 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS

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2016
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4. A pilot ASKAP survey of radio transient events in the region around the intermittent pulsar PSR J1107-5907

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Hobbs, G., Heywood, I., Bell, M. E., Kerr, M., Rowlinson, A., Johnston, S., Shannon, R. M., Voronkov, M. A., Ward, C., Banyer, J., Hancock, P. J., Murphy, Tara, Allison, J. R., Amy, S. W., Ball, L., Bannister, K., Bock, D. C. -J., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A. J., Bunton, J. D., Chapman, J., Chippendale, A. P., Chung, Y., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Edwards, P. G., Ekers, R., Ferris, R. H., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Grancea, A., Gupta, N., Harvey-Smith, L., Hay, S., Hayman, D. B., Hotan, A. W., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Indermuehle, B., Jacka, C. E., Jackson, C. A., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Joseph, J, Kendall, R., Kiraly, D., Koribalski, B., Leach, M., Lenc, E., MacLeod, A., Mader, S., Marquarding, M., Marvil, J., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mirtschin, P., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., Norris, R. P., O'Sullivan, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C. J., Popping, A., Qiao, R. Y., Reynolds, J. E., Roberts, P., Sault, R. J., Schinckel, A. E. T., Serra, P., Shaw, R., Shimwell, T. W., Storey, M., Sweetnam, A. W., Tzioumis, A., Westmeier, T., Whiting, M., and Wilson, C. D.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

We use observations from the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA) of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope to search for transient radio sources in the field around the intermittent pulsar PSR J1107-5907. The pulsar is thought to switch between an "off" state in which no emission is detectable, a weak state and a strong state. We ran three independent transient detection pipelines on two-minute snapshot images from a 13 hour BETA observation in order to 1) study the emission from the pulsar, 2) search for other transient emission from elsewhere in the image and 3) to compare the results from the different transient detection pipelines. The pulsar was easily detected as a transient source and, over the course of the observations, it switched into the strong state three times giving a typical timescale between the strong emission states of 3.7 hours. After the first switch it remained in the strong state for almost 40 minutes. The other strong states lasted less than 4 minutes. The second state change was confirmed using observations with the Parkes radio telescope. No other transient events were found and we place constraints on the surface density of such events on these timescales. The high sensitivity Parkes observations enabled us to detect individual bright pulses during the weak state and to study the strong state over a wide observing band. We conclude by showing that future transient surveys with ASKAP will have the potential to probe the intermittent pulsar population., Comment: Accepted by MNRAS

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2015
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5. ASKAP HI imaging of the galaxy group IC 1459

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Serra, P., Koribalski, B., Kilborn, V., Allison, J. R., Amy, S. W., Ball, L., Bannister, K., Bell, M. E., Bock, D. C. -J., Bolton, R., Bowen, M., Boyle, B., Broadhurst, S., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Bunton, J. D., Chapman, J., Cheng, W., Chippendale, A. P., Chung, Y., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Gupta, N., Hampson, G. A., Harvey-Smith, L., Hay, S., Hayman, D. B., Heywood, I., Hotan, A. W., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Indermuehle, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, C. A., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Joseph, J, Kamphuis, P., Leach, M., Lenc, E., Lensson, E., Mackay, S., Marquarding, M., Marvil, J., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Meyer, M., Mirtschin, P., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., Norris, R. P., O'Sullivan, J., Pathikulangara, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C., Popping, A., Qiao, R. Y., Reynolds, J. E., Roberts, P., Sault, R. J., Schinckel, A. E. T., Shaw, R., Shimwell, T. W., Staveley-Smith, L., Storey, M., Sweetnam, A. W., Troup, E., Tzioumis, A., Voronkov, M. A., Westmeier, T., Whiting, M., Wilson, C., Wong, O. I., and Wu, X.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract

We present HI imaging of the galaxy group IC 1459 carried out with six antennas of the Australian SKA Pathfinder equipped with phased-array feeds. We detect and resolve HI in eleven galaxies down to a column density of $\sim10^{20}$ cm$^{-2}$ inside a ~6 deg$^2$ field and with a resolution of ~1 arcmin on the sky and ~8 km/s in velocity. We present HI images, velocity fields and integrated spectra of all detections, and highlight the discovery of three HI clouds -- two in the proximity of the galaxy IC 5270 and one close to NGC 7418. Each cloud has an HI mass of $10^9$ M$_\odot$ and accounts for ~15% of the HI associated with its host galaxy. Available images at ultraviolet, optical and infrared wavelengths do not reveal any clear stellar counterpart of any of the clouds, suggesting that they are not gas-rich dwarf neighbours of IC 5270 and NGC 7418. Using Parkes data we find evidence of additional extended, low-column-density HI emission around IC 5270, indicating that the clouds are the tip of the iceberg of a larger system of gas surrounding this galaxy. This result adds to the body of evidence on the presence of intra-group gas within the IC 1459 group. Altogether, the HI found outside galaxies in this group amounts to several times $10^9$ M$_\odot$, at least 10% of the HI contained inside galaxies. This suggests a substantial flow of gas in and out of galaxies during the several billion years of the group's evolution., Comment: MNRAS accepted

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2015
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6. Discovery of HI gas in a young radio galaxy at $z = 0.44$ using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

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Allison, J. R., Sadler, E. M., Moss, V. A., Whiting, M. T., Hunstead, R. W., Pracy, M. B., Curran, S. J., Croom, S. M., Glowacki, M., Morganti, R., Shabala, S. S., Zwaan, M. A., Allen, G., Amy, S. W., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bannister, K. W., Barker, S., Bell, M. E., Bock, D. C. -J., Bolton, R., Bowen, M., Boyle, B., Braun, R., Broadhurst, S., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A., Bunton, J. D., Cantrall, C., Chapman, J., Cheng, W., Chippendale, A. P., Chung, Y., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Edwards, P. G., Ekers, R., Feain, I., Ferris, R. H., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Grancea, A., Gupta, N., Guzman, J. C., Hampson, G., Harvey-Smith, L., Haskins, C., Hay, S., Hayman, D. B., Heywood, I., Hotan, A. W., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Indermuehle, B. T., Jacka, C., Jackson, C., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Joseph, J., Kendall, R., Kesteven, M., Kiraly, D., Koribalski, B. S., Leach, M., Lenc, E., Lensson, E., Mackay, S., Macleod, A., Marquarding, M., Marvil, J., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mirtschin, P., Norris, R. P., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., O'Sullivan, J., Pathikulangara, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C., Popping, A., Qiao, R. Y., Reynolds, J. E., Roberts, P., Sault, R. J., Schinckel, A., Serra, P., Shaw, R., Shields, M., Shimwell, T., Storey, M., Sweetnam, T., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Voronkov, M. A., Westmeier, T., and Wilson, C. D.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract

We report the discovery of a new 21-cm HI absorption system using commissioning data from the Boolardy Engineering Test Array of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). Using the 711.5 - 1015.5 MHz band of ASKAP we were able to conduct a blind search for the 21-cm line in a continuous redshift range between $z = 0.4$ and 1.0, which has, until now, remained largely unexplored. The absorption line is detected at $z = 0.44$ towards the GHz-peaked spectrum radio source PKS B1740$-$517 and demonstrates ASKAP's excellent capability for performing a future wide-field survey for HI absorption at these redshifts. Optical spectroscopy and imaging using the Gemini-South telescope indicates that the HI gas is intrinsic to the host galaxy of the radio source. The narrow OIII emission lines show clear double-peaked structure, indicating either large-scale outflow or rotation of the ionized gas. Archival data from the \emph{XMM-Newton} satellite exhibit an absorbed X-ray spectrum that is consistent with a high column density obscuring medium around the active galactic nucleus. The HI absorption profile is complex, with four distinct components ranging in width from 5 to 300 km s$^{-1}$ and fractional depths from 0.2 to 20 per cent. In addition to systemic HI gas, in a circumnuclear disc or ring structure aligned with the radio jet, we find evidence for a possible broad outflow of neutral gas moving at a radial velocity of $v \sim 300$ km s$^{-1}$. We infer that the expanding young radio source ($t_{\rm age} \approx 2500$ yr) is cocooned within a dense medium and may be driving circumnuclear neutral gas in an outflow of $\sim$ 1 $\mathrm{M}_{\odot}$ yr$^{-1}$., Comment: 18 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

Published
2015
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7. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specifications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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Hotan, A. W., Bunton, J. D., Harvey-Smith, L., Humphreys, B., Jeffs, B. D., Shimwell, T., Tuthill, J., Voronkov, M., Allen, G., Amy, S., Ardern, K., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bannister, K., Barker, S., Bateman, T., Beresford, R., Bock, D., Bolton, R., Bowen, M., Boyle, B., Braun, R., Broadhurst, S., Brodrick, D., Brooks, K., Brothers, M., Brown, A., Cantrall, C., Carrad, G., Chapman, J., Cheng, W., Chippendale, A., Chung, Y., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T., Davis, E., de Souza, L., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Edwards, P., Ekers, R., Feain, I., Ferris, D., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Grancea, A., Gupta, N., Guzman, JC., Hampson, G., Haskins, C., Hay, S., Hayman, D., Hoyle, S., Jacka, C., Jackson, C., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Joseph, J., Kendall, R., Kesteven, M., Kiraly, D., Koribalski, B., Leach, M., Lenc, E., Lensson, E., Li, L., Mackay, S., Macleod, A., Maher, T., Marquarding, M., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mickle, S., Mirtschin, P., Norris, R., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., O'Sullivan, J., Pathikulangara, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C., Qiao, RY., Reynolds, J. E., Rispler, A., Roberts, P., Roxby, D., Schinckel, A., Shaw, R., Shields, M., Storey, M., Sweetnam, T., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tzioumis, A., Westmeier, T., Whiting, M., Wilson, C., Wilson, T., Wormnes, K., and Wu, X.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract

This paper describes the system architecture of a newly constructed radio telescope - the Boolardy Engineering Test Array, which is a prototype of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Phased array feed technology is used to form multiple simultaneous beams per antenna, providing astronomers with unprecedented survey speed. The test array described here is a 6-antenna interferometer, fitted with prototype signal processing hardware capable of forming at least 9 dual-polarisation beams simultaneously, allowing several square degrees to be imaged in a single pointed observation. The main purpose of the test array is to develop beamforming and wide-field calibration methods for use with the full telescope, but it will also be capable of limited early science demonstrations., Comment: 17 pages, 12 figures, accepted for publication in PASA

Published
2014
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8. Australian square kilometre array pathfinder: I. system description

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Hotan, A. W., primary, Bunton, J. D., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Whiting, M., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Moss, V. A., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Huynh, M. T., additional, Allison, J. R., additional, Anderson, C. S., additional, Bannister, K. W., additional, Bastholm, E., additional, Beresford, R., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Chapman, J. M., additional, Chow, K., additional, Collier, J. D., additional, Cooray, F. R., additional, Cornwell, T. J., additional, Diamond, P. J., additional, Edwards, P. G., additional, Feain, I. J., additional, Franzen, T. M. O., additional, George, D., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Hampson, G. A., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C. A., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Kesteven, M., additional, Kleiner, D., additional, Koribalski, B. S., additional, Lee-Waddell, K., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Lensson, E. S., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Mahony, E. K., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N. M., additional, McConigley, R., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Ng, A. K., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, Pearce, S. E., additional, Phillips, C., additional, Pilawa, M. A., additional, Raja, W., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Roxby, D. N., additional, Sadler, E. M., additional, Shields, M., additional, Schinckel, A. E. T., additional, Serra, P., additional, Shaw, R. D., additional, Sweetnam, T., additional, Troup, E. R., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, and Westmeier, T., additional

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2021
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9. Radio Pulsars in the Magellanic Clouds

Author

McConnell, D., primary, McCulloch, P. M., additional, Hamilton, P. A., additional, Ables, J. G., additional, Hall, P. J., additional, Jacka, C. E., additional, and Hunt, A. J., additional

Published
1991
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10. Project numbat - a mine emergency survey vehicle

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International Conference on Mining Machinery (2nd : 1988 : Brisbane, Qld.), Leach, JHJ, Mallett, CW, Hainsworth, D, Curwen, K, Vallis, NJ, Seevinck, R, Jacka, C, Marson, R, Rogers, G, Sweetnam, T, and Williams, D

Published
1988

11. Erratum: Discovery of H I gas in a young radio galaxy at z = 0.44 using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

Author

Allison, J., Sadler, E., Moss, V., Whiting, M. Hunstead R., Pracy, M., Curran, S., Croom, S., Glowacki, M., Morganti, R., Shabala, S., Zwaan, M., Allen, G., Amy, S., Axtens, P., Ball, L., Bannister, K., Barker, S., Bell, M., Bock, D. Bolton R., Bowen, M., Boyle, B., Braun, R., Broadhurst, S., Brodrick, D., Brothers, M., Brown, A., Bunton, J., Cantrall, C., Chapman, J., Cheng, W., Chippendale, A., Chung, Y., Cooray, F., Cornwell, T., DeBoer, D., Diamond, P., Edwards, P., Ekers, R., Feain, I., Ferris, R., Forsyth, R., Gough, R., Grancea, A., Gupta, N., Guzman, J., Hampson, G., Harvey-Smith, L., Haskins, C., Hay, S., Hayman, D., Heywood, I., Hotan, A., Hoyle, S., Humphreys, B., Indermuehle, B., Jacka, C., Jackson, C., Jackson, S., Jeganathan, K., Johnston, S., Joseph, J., Kendall, R., Kesteven, M., Kiraly, D., Koribalski, B., Leach, M., Lenc, E., Lensson, E., Mackay, S., Macleod, A., Marquarding, M., Marvil, J., McClure-Griffiths, N., McConnell, D., Mirtschin, P., Norris, R., Neuhold, S., Ng, A., O'Sullivan, J., Pathikulangara, J., Pearce, S., Phillips, C., Popping, A., Qiao, R., Reynolds, J., Roberts, P., Sault, R., Schinckel, A., Serra, P., Shaw, R., Shields, M., Shimwell, T.W., Storey, M., Sweetnam, T., Troup, E., Turner, B., Tuthill, J., Tzioumis, A., Voronkov, M., Westmeier, T., and Wilson, C.

Published
2016

12. Discovery of HI gas in a young radio galaxy at z = 0.44 using the Australian square kilometre array pathfinder

Author

Allison, JR, Sadler, EM, Moss, VA, Whiting, MT, Hunstead, RW, Pracy, MB, Curran, SJ, Croom, SM, Glowacki, M, Morganti, R, Shabala, SS, Zwaan, MA, Allen, G, Amy, SW, Axtens, P, Ball, L, Bannister, KW, Barker, S, Bell, ME, Bock, DCJ, Bolton, R, Bowen, M, Boyle, B, Braun, R, Broadhurst, S, Brodrick, D, Brothers, M, Brown, A, Bunton, JD, Cantrall, C, Chapman, J, Cheng, W, Chippendale, AP, Chung, Y, Cooray, F, Cornwell, T, DeBoer, D, Diamond, P, Edwards, PG, Ekers, R, Feain, I, Ferris, RH, Forsyth, R, Gough, R, Grancea, A, Gupta, N, Guzman, JC, Hampson, G, Harvey-Smith, L, Haskins, C, Hay, S, Hayman, DB, Heywood, I, Hotan, AW, Hoyle, S, Humphreys, B, Indermuehle, BT, Jacka, C, Jackson, C, Jackson, S, Jeganathan, K, Johnston, S, Joseph, J, Kendall, R, Kesteven, M, Kiraly, D, Koribalski, SB, Leach, M, Lenc, E, Lensson, E, Mackay, S, Macleod, A, Marquarding, M, Marvil, J, McClure-Griffiths, N, McConnell, D, Mirtschin, P, Norris, PR, Neuhold, S, Ng, A, O'Sullivan, J, Pathikulangara, J, Pearce, S, Phillips, C, Popping, A, Qiao, YR, Reynolds, EJ, Roberts, P, Sault, JR, Schinckel, A, Serra, P, Shaw, R, Shields, M, Shimwell, T, Storey, M, Sweetnam, T, Troup, E, Turner, B, Tuthill, J, and Tzioumis, A

Subjects
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Abstract

© 2015 The Authors. We report the discovery of a new 21-cm HI absorption system using commissioning data from the Boolardy Engineering Test Array of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). Using the 711.5-1015.5 MHz band of ASKAP we were able to conduct a blind search for the 21-cm line in a continuous redshift range between z = 0.4 and 1.0, which has, until now, remained largely unexplored. The absorption line is detected at z = 0.44 towards the GHz-peaked spectrum radio source PKS B1740-517 and demonstrates ASKAP's excellent capability for performing a future wide-field survey for HI absorption at these redshifts. Optical spectroscopy and imaging using the Gemini-South telescope indicates that the HI gas is intrinsic to the host galaxy of the radio source. The narrow [OIII] emission lines show clear double-peaked structure, indicating either large-scale outflow or rotation of the ionized gas. Archival data from the XMM-Newton satellite exhibit an absorbed X-ray spectrum that is consistent with a high column density obscuring medium around the active galactic nucleus. The HI absorption profile is complex, with four distinct components ranging in width from 5 to 300 km s-1 and fractional depths from 0.2 to 20 per cent. In addition to systemic HI gas, in a circumnuclear disc or ring structure aligned with the radio jet, we find evidence for a possible broad outflow of neutral gas moving at a radial velocity of v ~ 300 km s-1. We infer that the expanding young radio source (tage ≈ 2500 yr) is cocooned within a dense medium and may be driving circumnuclear neutral gas in an outflow of ~1 M o˙ yr-1.

Published
2015

13. Wide-field broad-band radio imaging with phased array feeds: a pilot multi-epoch continuum survey with ASKAP-BETA

Author

Heywood, I., primary, Bannister, K. W., additional, Marvil, J., additional, Allison, J. R., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Cooray, F., additional, Cornwell, T. J., additional, De Boer, D., additional, Edwards, P., additional, Gough, R., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Indermuehle, B., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C. A., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Kimball, A. E., additional, Koribalski, B. S., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Macleod, A., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Murphy, T., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Popping, A., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Sadler, E. M., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Schinckel, A. E. T., additional, Serra, P., additional, Shimwell, T. W., additional, Stevens, J., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, and Whiting, M. T., additional

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2016
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14. A pilot ASKAP survey of radio transient events in the region around the intermittent pulsar PSR J1107−5907

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Hobbs, G., primary, Heywood, I., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Kerr, M., additional, Rowlinson, A., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Shannon, R. M., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Ward, C., additional, Banyer, J., additional, Hancock, P. J., additional, Murphy, Tara, additional, Allison, J. R., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bannister,  K., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Brown, A. J., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Chapman, J., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Chung, Y., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Diamond, P., additional, Edwards, P. G., additional, Ekers, R., additional, Ferris, R. H., additional, Forsyth, R., additional, Gough, R., additional, Grancea, A., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Indermuehle, B., additional, Jacka, C. E., additional, Jackson, C. A., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Joseph, J, additional, Kendall, R., additional, Kiraly, D., additional, Koribalski, B., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lenc, E., additional, MacLeod, A., additional, Mader, S., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, Marvil, J., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, O'Sullivan, J., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Phillips, C. J., additional, Popping, A., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Schinckel, A. E. T., additional, Serra, P., additional, Shaw, R., additional, Shimwell, T. W., additional, Storey, M., additional, Sweetnam, A. W., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, Whiting, M., additional, and Wilson, C. D., additional

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2016
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15. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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McConnell, D., primary, Allison, J. R., additional, Bannister, K., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Bignall, H. E., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Edwards, P. G., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Hegarty, S., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Indermuehle, B. T., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Marvil, J., additional, Popping, A., additional, Raja, W., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Serra, P., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Whiting, M., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Axtens, P., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bateman, T. J., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Brown, A. J., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Cheng, W., additional, Cornwell, T., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Feain, I., additional, Gough, R., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Guzman, J. C., additional, Hampson, G. A., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C. A., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Joseph, J., additional, Koribalski, B. S., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lensson, E. S., additional, MacLeod, A., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N. M., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Mitchell, D., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, Norris, R., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Schinckel, A. E. T., additional, Shields, M., additional, Shimwell, T. W., additional, Storey, M., additional, Troup, E., additional, Turner, B., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Wark, R. M., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, Wilson, C., additional, and Wilson, T., additional

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2016
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16. Erratum: Discovery of H i gas in a young radio galaxy at $\boldsymbol {z = 0.44}$ using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

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Allison, J. R., primary, Sadler, E. M., additional, Moss, V. A., additional, Whiting, M. T., additional, Hunstead, R. W., additional, Pracy, M. B., additional, Curran, S. J., additional, Croom, S. M., additional, Glowacki, M., additional, Morganti, R., additional, Shabala, S. S., additional, Zwaan, M. A., additional, Allen, G., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Axtens, P., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bannister, K. W., additional, Barker, S., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Bowen, M., additional, Boyle, B., additional, Braun, R., additional, Broadhurst, S., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Brown, A., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Cantrall, C., additional, Chapman, J., additional, Cheng, W., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Chung, Y., additional, Cooray, F., additional, Cornwell, T., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Diamond, P., additional, Edwards, P. G., additional, Ekers, R., additional, Feain, I., additional, Ferris, R. H., additional, Forsyth, R., additional, Gough, R., additional, Grancea, A., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Guzman, J. C., additional, Hampson, G., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Haskins, C., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Indermuehle, B. T., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Joseph, J., additional, Kendall, R., additional, Kesteven, M., additional, Kiraly, D., additional, Koribalski, B. S., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Lensson, E., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Macleod, A., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, Marvil, J., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, O'Sullivan, J., additional, Pathikulangara, J., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Phillips, C., additional, Popping, A., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Schinckel, A., additional, Serra, P., additional, Shaw, R., additional, Shields, M., additional, Shimwell, T., additional, Storey, M., additional, Sweetnam, T., additional, Troup, E., additional, Turner, B., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, and Wilson, C. D., additional

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2015
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17. Discovery of H i gas in a young radio galaxy at z = 0.44 using the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder

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Allison, J. R., primary, Sadler, E. M., additional, Moss, V. A., additional, Whiting, M. T., additional, Hunstead, R. W., additional, Pracy, M. B., additional, Curran, S. J., additional, Croom, S. M., additional, Glowacki, M., additional, Morganti, R., additional, Shabala, S. S., additional, Zwaan, M. A., additional, Allen, G., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Axtens, P., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bannister, K. W., additional, Barker, S., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Bowen, M., additional, Boyle, B., additional, Braun, R., additional, Broadhurst, S., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Brown, A., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Cantrall, C., additional, Chapman, J., additional, Cheng, W., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Chung, Y., additional, Cooray, F., additional, Cornwell, T., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Diamond, P., additional, Edwards, P. G., additional, Ekers, R., additional, Feain, I., additional, Ferris, R. H., additional, Forsyth, R., additional, Gough, R., additional, Grancea, A., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Guzman, J. C., additional, Hampson, G., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Haskins, C., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Indermuehle, B. T., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Joseph, J., additional, Kendall, R., additional, Kesteven, M., additional, Kiraly, D., additional, Koribalski, B. S., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Lensson, E., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Macleod, A., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, Marvil, J., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, O'Sullivan, J., additional, Pathikulangara, J., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Phillips, C., additional, Popping, A., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Schinckel, A., additional, Serra, P., additional, Shaw, R., additional, Shields, M., additional, Shimwell, T., additional, Storey, M., additional, Sweetnam, T., additional, Troup, E., additional, Turner, B., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, and Wilson, C. D., additional

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2015
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18. ASKAP H i imaging of the galaxy group IC 1459

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Serra, P., primary, Koribalski, B., additional, Kilborn, V., additional, Allison, J. R., additional, Amy, S. W., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bannister, K., additional, Bell, M. E., additional, Bock, D. C.-J., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Bowen, M., additional, Boyle, B., additional, Broadhurst, S., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Bunton, J. D., additional, Chapman, J., additional, Cheng, W., additional, Chippendale, A. P., additional, Chung, Y., additional, Cooray, F., additional, Cornwell, T., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Diamond, P., additional, Forsyth, R., additional, Gough, R., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Hampson, G. A., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D. B., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Hotan, A. W., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Indermuehle, B., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C. A., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Joseph, J., additional, Kamphuis, P., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Lensson, E., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, Marvil, J., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Meyer, M., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, Norris, R. P., additional, O'Sullivan, J., additional, Pathikulangara, J., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Phillips, C., additional, Popping, A., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Sault, R. J., additional, Schinckel, A. E. T., additional, Shaw, R., additional, Shimwell, T. W., additional, Staveley-Smith, L., additional, Storey, M., additional, Sweetnam, A. W., additional, Troup, E., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Voronkov, M. A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, Whiting, M., additional, Wilson, C., additional, Wong, O. I., additional, and Wu, X., additional

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2015
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19. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: System Architecture and Specifications of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

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Hotan, A. W., primary, Bunton, J. D., additional, Harvey-Smith, L., additional, Humphreys, B., additional, Jeffs, B. D., additional, Shimwell, T., additional, Tuthill, J., additional, Voronkov, M., additional, Allen, G., additional, Amy, S., additional, Ardern, K., additional, Axtens, P., additional, Ball, L., additional, Bannister, K., additional, Barker, S., additional, Bateman, T., additional, Beresford, R., additional, Bock, D., additional, Bolton, R., additional, Bowen, M., additional, Boyle, B., additional, Braun, R., additional, Broadhurst, S., additional, Brodrick, D., additional, Brooks, K., additional, Brothers, M., additional, Brown, A., additional, Cantrall, C., additional, Carrad, G., additional, Chapman, J., additional, Cheng, W., additional, Chippendale, A., additional, Chung, Y., additional, Cooray, F., additional, Cornwell, T., additional, Davis, E., additional, de Souza, L., additional, DeBoer, D., additional, Diamond, P., additional, Edwards, P., additional, Ekers, R., additional, Feain, I., additional, Ferris, D., additional, Forsyth, R., additional, Gough, R., additional, Grancea, A., additional, Gupta, N., additional, Guzman, J. C., additional, Hampson, G., additional, Haskins, C., additional, Hay, S., additional, Hayman, D., additional, Hoyle, S., additional, Jacka, C., additional, Jackson, C., additional, Jackson, S., additional, Jeganathan, K., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Joseph, J., additional, Kendall, R., additional, Kesteven, M., additional, Kiraly, D., additional, Koribalski, B., additional, Leach, M., additional, Lenc, E., additional, Lensson, E., additional, Li, L., additional, Mackay, S., additional, Macleod, A., additional, Maher, T., additional, Marquarding, M., additional, McClure-Griffiths, N., additional, McConnell, D., additional, Mickle, S., additional, Mirtschin, P., additional, Norris, R., additional, Neuhold, S., additional, Ng, A., additional, O’Sullivan, J., additional, Pathikulangara, J., additional, Pearce, S., additional, Phillips, C., additional, Qiao, R. Y., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Rispler, A., additional, Roberts, P., additional, Roxby, D., additional, Schinckel, A., additional, Shaw, R., additional, Shields, M., additional, Storey, M., additional, Sweetnam, T., additional, Troup, E., additional, Turner, B., additional, Tzioumis, A., additional, Westmeier, T., additional, Whiting, M., additional, Wilson, C., additional, Wilson, T., additional, Wormnes, K., additional, and Wu, X., additional

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2014
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22. The Parkes Radio Telescope — 1986

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Ables, J. G., Jacka, C. E., McConnell, D., Schinckel, A. E., and Hunt, A. J.

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AbstractThe Parkes radio telescope was commissioned in 1961, with an anticipated operational life of 15 years. Twentyfive years later the telescope has been refurbished with the aim of extending its life yet another decade or two. A major undertaking has been the complete replacement of the drive and control System. This presentation outlines the main features of the new System and its effect on the observing facilities offered at the observatory.

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1986
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26. Experiential learning to increase palliative care competence among the Indigenous workforce: an Australian experience.

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Shahid S, Ekberg S, Holloway M, Jacka C, Yates P, Garvey G, and Thompson SC

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Adult, Australia, Clinical Competence, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Health Personnel education, Health Services, Indigenous organization & administration, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing education, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander education, Palliative Care methods, Problem-Based Learning methods, Terminal Care methods
Abstract

Objectives: Improving Indigenous people's access to palliative care requires a health workforce with appropriate knowledge and skills to respond to end-of-life (EOL) issues. The Indigenous component of the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) includes opportunities for Indigenous health practitioners to develop skills in the palliative approach by undertaking a supervised clinical placement of up to 5 days within specialist palliative care services. This paper presents the evaluative findings of the components of an experiential learning programme and considers the broader implications for delivery of successful palliative care education programme for Indigenous people., Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with PEPA staff and Indigenous PEPA participants. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and key themes identified., Results: Participants reported that placements increased their confidence about engaging in conversations about EOL care and facilitated relationships and ongoing work collaboration with palliative care services. Management support was critical and placements undertaken in settings which had more experience caring for Indigenous people were preferred. Better engagement occurred where the programme included Indigenous staffing and leadership and where preplacement and postplacement preparation and mentoring were provided. Opportunities for programme improvement included building on existing postplacement and follow-up activities., Conclusions: A culturally respectful experiential learning education programme has the potential to upskill Indigenous health practitioners in EOL care., Competing Interests: Competing interests: SS, MH, GG and SCT report no competing interest. SE, CJ and PY have all been involved in the development, implementation and management of PEPA., (© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2019. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.)

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2019
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27. Navigating the cancer journey: a review of patient navigator programs for Indigenous cancer patients.

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Whop LJ, Valery PC, Beesley VL, Moore SP, Lokuge K, Jacka C, and Garvey G

Subjects
Breast Neoplasms diagnosis, Early Detection of Cancer methods, Early Detection of Cancer statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Patient Navigation statistics & numerical data, United States, Breast Neoplasms ethnology, Breast Neoplasms therapy, Indians, North American, Patient Navigation methods, Patient Navigation organization & administration
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Patient navigator programs have evolved to facilitate access to care and improve outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients. We reviewed the scientific literature on patient navigator programs in Indigenous people with cancer. We conducted a review of the published literature up to 13 April 2011. PubMed, MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were searched for original articles on Indigenous patient navigation programs. The review produced eight relevant articles covering two specific programs, the Native Sisters Program and the Walking Forward Program. Program descriptions, patient navigator's roles, cultural aspects and the impact of the programs were described. Patient navigators' roles in the programs varied, as did their qualifications, but importantly, all were Indigenous. Both programs aimed to increase participation in screening, remove barriers to treatment and decrease mortality. The Native Sisters Program documented an increase in adherence to breast screening among navigated American Indian participants, although there were substantial differences in the baseline screening adherence between navigated and non-navigated participants. The Walking Forward Program yielded on average 3 fewer days of treatment delays for navigated American Indians than for non-navigated American Indians. However, adjustments for socioeconomic characteristics and disease characteristics were not described. Although preliminary outcomes are seemingly positive, further rigorous evaluation of quantitative impacts are needed., (© 2012 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.)

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2012
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28. The development of a supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous people with cancer.

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Garvey G, Beesley VL, Janda M, Jacka C, Green AC, O'Rourke P, and Valery PC

Subjects
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Australia epidemiology, Australia ethnology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Qualitative Research, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Health Services, Indigenous, Needs Assessment, Neoplasms psychology, Population Groups
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Background: Little is known about the supportive care needs of Indigenous people with cancer and to date, existing needs assessment tools have not considered cultural issues for this population. We aimed to adapt an existing supportive care needs assessment tool for use with Indigenous Australians with cancer., Methods: Face-to-face interviews with Indigenous cancer patients (n = 29) and five focus groups with Indigenous key-informants (n = 23) were conducted to assess the face and content validity, cultural acceptability, utility and relevance of the Supportive Care Needs Survey - Short Form 34 (SCNS-SF34) for use with Indigenous patients with cancer., Results: All items from the SCNS-SF34 were shortened and changed to use more appropriate language (e.g. the word 'anxiety' was substituted with 'worry'). Seven questions were omitted (e.g. items on death and future considerations) as they were deemed culturally inappropriate or irrelevant and 12 items were added (e.g. accessible transport). Optional instructions were added before the sexual items. The design and response format of the SCNS-SF34 was modified to make it easier to use for Indigenous cancer patients. Given the extensive modifications to the SCNS-SF34 and the liklihood of a different factor structure we consider this tool to be a new tool rather than a modification. The Supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous people (SCNAT-IP) shows promising face and content validity and will be useful in informing services where they need to direct their attention for these patients., Conclusions: Indigenous people with cancer have language, customs and specific needs that are not accommodated within the standard SCNS-SF34. Our SCNAT-IP improves acceptability, relevance and face validity for Indigenous-specific concerns. Our SCNAT-IP will allow screening for supportive care needs that are specific to Indigenous cancer patients' and greatly inform targeted policy development and practice.

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2012
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