Advantages and Limitations of using the Murchison Widefield Array for Space Surveillance: a Feasibility Study
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Open access
Date
2021Supervisor
Paul Hancock
Steven Tingay
Xiang Zhang
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Science and Engineering
School
School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences
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Abstract
The rapid increase in the density of human-made objects in Low Earth Orbit has raised concerns about the possible onset of the Kessler effect. These concerns have motivated this thesis to investigate the feasibility of using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) to perform Space Surveillance. The research undertaken in this thesis has demonstrated the MWA to be a novel instrument capable of contributing to the global space surveillance effort.