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PulSKASim:用于SKA尺度干涉观测的脉冲星模拟器

PulSKASim: A Pulsar Simulator for SKA-Scale Interferometric Observations

University of Oxford(牛津大学);University of Cambridge(剑桥大学)

X. Li, V. Stolyarov

AI总结:

PulSKASim是一种用于SKA尺度干涉观测的脉冲星模拟器,能够模拟脉冲星流量变化,考虑积分时间等因素,实现真实条件下的干涉仪测试。

摘要:

准确模拟脉冲星流量变化对于测试平方千米阵列(SKA)干涉仪管线至关重要。然而,大多数现有模拟器忽略了积分时间及相关观测参数的影响,限制了其真实性和用于干涉仪端到端测试的实用性。为解决这些不足,我们开发了用于SKA尺度干涉观测的脉冲星模拟器(PulSKASim),该模拟器在脉冲星周期、最大流量、占空比和噪声范围内建模脉冲星流量演变,考虑了积分时间、采样和观测持续时间,并自然建模每个dump时间内的有限积分导致的流量平滑。PulSKASim利用干涉仪模拟器中的函数生成合成测量集,如OSKAR和Pyuvsim,其中每个快照包含具有受控流量水平的脉冲星,使能够进行真实的每时间槽实验。该模拟器允许在真实的SKA-like条件下对校准、成像和检测管线进行详细评估,将脉冲星变化建模与干涉模拟结合起来,这是现有工具无法实现的。

英文摘要:

Accurate simulation of pulsar flux variability is critical for testing Square Kilometre Array (SKA) interferometric pipelines. However, most existing simulators neglect the effects of integration time and related observational parameters, limiting their realism and utility for interferometric end-to-end testing. To address these shortcomings, we develop a Pulsar Simulator for SKA-scale interferometric observations (PulSKASim), which models pulsar flux evolution across pulsar period, maximum flux, duty cycle, and noise, accounting for integration time, sampling, and observation duration, and naturally models flux smoothing that arises from finite integration within each dump time. PulSKASim generates synthetic measurement sets using functions in simulators for radio interferometers, such as OSKAR and Pyuvsim, where each snapshot contains pulsars with controlled flux levels, enabling realistic per-time-slot experiments. This simulator allows for detailed assessment of calibration, imaging, and detection pipelines under realistic SKA-like conditions, bridging pulsar variability modelling with interferometric simulation in a way not achievable by existing tools.

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