17–21 Aug 2009
AlbaNova University Centre
Europe/Stockholm timezone

LOFAR: Finding an EoR Needle in a 1500 Pbyte Haystack

18 Aug 2009, 09:00
30m
FD 5 (AlbaNova University Centre)

FD 5

AlbaNova University Centre

Roslagstullsbacken 21, Stockholm
Detecting the 21cm signal from the epoch of reionization

Speaker

Prof. Leon Koopmans (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute)

Description

The LOFAR EoR KSP will produce around 1500 PByte of raw data in the coming years. This data will first be processed and calibrated in real time, compressed to 1.5 Pbyte and stored, and subsequently reprocessed several times, before ultimately being analyzed in detail. I will describe the LOFAR EoR data model, the computational challenges that are faced by the LOFAR EoR KSP and how we plan to overcome these issues using graphics processor units.

Primary author

Prof. Leon Koopmans (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute)

Presentation materials