4-8 July 2016
Kramer Law building
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<a href="http://events.saip.org.za/internalPage.py?pageId=10&confId=86">The Proceedings of SAIP2016</a> published on 24 December 2017

Observing 5 MHONGOOSE galaxies with the KAT-7

6 Jul 2016, 16:10
1h 50m
Kramer Law building

Kramer Law building

UCT Middle Campus Cape Town
Board: D1.334
Poster Presentation Track D1 - Astrophysics Poster Session (2)

Speaker

Mr Amidou Sorgho (University of Cape Town)

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD, N/A)?

PhD

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

No

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

No

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

Claude Carignan
ccarignan@ast.uct.ac.za
UCT

Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)

Yes

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In preparation of the MHONGOOSE survey to be conducted with the upcoming MeerKAT telescope, we use the KAT-7 telescope to observe 5 galaxies of the survey sample. With its short baselines and high surface brightness sensitivity, the KAT-7 allowed us to observe the galaxies down to low column density levels. Using 3 different phase calibrators for each galaxy, we developed a calibration technique to be used with the MeerKAT telescope, and determined the best calibrator for each of the galaxies. Also, comparisons with single dish observations show that most of the fluxes of the galaxies are detected by the KAT-7.

Primary author

Mr Amidou Sorgho (University of Cape Town)

Co-author

Prof. Claude Carignan (University of Cape Town)

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