About REACH
Our people are the soul, the brain, and the heart of the REACH project—powered forward by twenty early-career researchers who serve as its true driving force.
REACH is located in the Karoo radio reserve, South Africa, inside a circular valley which provides shielding from human-made Radio Frequency Interference. This location is ~ 20 km south west from where the SKA1-Mid telescope core will be.
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You can actually see REACH from space. Check this cool image of the first radio antenna, giving also a sense of size next to those 2 "bakkies".
Our simple journey is also an open-ended one... all our efforts go towards finding the 21-cm line from the Cosmic Dawn, hoping to open a window to the infant Universe...
Science
How did the Universe evolve from dark and simple after the Big Bang to the complex realm of celestial lights we see today? Discover the amazing things REACH aims to discover about the most fundamental transformation in the history of the Universe.
Technology
The REACH team has developed over the years a bespoke radiometer design able to deliver the exquisitely precise and accurate calibration required. Learn more in this section.
Methods
REACH focuses on explaining the systematic signals posing a challenge in the detection of the 21-cm line from Cosmic Hydrogen. To that aim, we develop our own, statistically rich, physics-motivated models and methods for the data analysis.