平方公里阵SKA是国际上在建的超大天文观测项目。该项目由包括中国在内的很多**共同参与，通过建立一众射电望远镜阵列，形成等效镜面面积达平方公里量级的观测能力。这一设施建成后，无疑是人类曾经建立的极强大的天文观测设备。《平方公里阵SKA——中国的发展历程》作者是中国SKA项目的牵头科学家，《平方公里阵SKA——中国的发展历程》详细探讨了中国参与SKA项目的历史、研究现状和未来规划。《平方公里阵SKA——中国的发展历程》对于SKA项目的介绍非常细致，既是国内在这一方面工作的总结与展望，也是对这一项目有兴趣的读者了解SKA项目的非常好的渠道。

**章 SKA综述···················································1 1.1 平方公里阵SKA···········································1 1.2 SKA的核心科学目标·····································6 1.3 SKA1：**阶段的SKA··································7 1.4 SKA1的技术指标和科学能力·························10 1.5 SKA1的优先科学目标·································14 1.6 新版国际SKA科学白皮书·····························15 1.7 国际SKA科学工作组(SWG)及聚焦组(FG)········18 第二章 SKA的国际背景及发展现状···························21 2.1 国际SKA计划的历史背景·····························21 2.2 国际合作下的SKA及发展现状·······················29 第三章 中国参加SKA的历史与发展现状·····��···············37 3.1 中国参加SKA的早期历史，以及SKA与FAST的 渊源························································38 3.2 中国参与国际SKA组织的创建与共同治理·········52 3.3 中国参加SKA的必要性与重要意义·················69 第四章 中国参与SKA工程建设情况···························75 4.1 概述：中国是SKA的重要建设者····················· 75 4.2 实现中国SKA1建设的工程回报······················ 84 4.3 中方参与SKA1建设主要工作包的基本情况········ 86 4.3.1 反射面天线工作包································ 86 4.3.2 信号数据传输工作包······························ 95 4.3.3 低频孔径阵列工作包及中频孔径阵列工作包···· 99 4.3.4 科学数据处理工作包·····························105 第五章 中国SKA的科学准备································· 109 5.1 概述······················································109 5.2 中国SKA科学目标与战略的形成··················· 111 5.3 中国SKA的科学准备与布局·························117 5.3.1 宇宙黎明和再电离探测··························117 5.3.2 脉冲星搜寻、测时和引力检验···················118 5.3.3 中性氢巡天和宇宙学研究························119 5.3.4 宇宙磁场··········································119 5.3.5 星际介质··········································120 5.3.6 暂现源探测·······································120 5.3.7 活动星系核反馈和黑洞··························121 5.3.8 中性氢星系动力学和演化························122 5.3.9 生命摇篮··········································123 5.3.10 超高能宇宙射线和中微子探测·················124 5.3.11 中国SKA区域**建设························125 第六章 SKA外交、国际合作下的中国SKA科学与 人才培养················································· 127 6.1 SKA外交················································127 6.2 与SKA成员国的国际合作····························131 6.3 国际合作背景下的中国SKA人才培养··············140 附录 中澳、中英SKA联合博士计划案例 ··············151 结束语······························································· 157 附录1 国际SKA大事记········································ 163 附录2 中国SKA大事记········································ 165 附录3 中国在国际SKA 组织中出任重要管理岗位 情况······················································· 169 参考文献···························································· 173 致谢································································· 175 作者简介···························································· 177