SKA Science
This document was prepared partially based on presentations at the SKA Science Workshop held in Calgary, Canada in July 1998, and partially on other contributions. A large number of people have contributed. Sections of the text, relevant background information, and illustrations were made available by: T. van Albada, K. Anantharamaiah, W. Baan, M. Bailes, N. Bartel, R. Beck, J. Bell, L. Blitz, R. Braun, F. Briggs, G. de Bruyn, B. Burke, H. Butcher, L. Cram, P. Dewdney, J. Dickel,  S. Dougherty, J. Dreher, N. Duric, R. Ekers, W. Erickson, R. Fender, D. Frail, M. Franx, L. Gurvits, A. Green, M. Guedel, M. van Haarlem, H. Hoekstra, A. Hopkins, J.M. van der Hulst, C. Jackson, D. Jauncey, N. Kassim, K. Kellermann, L. Knee, L. Koopmans, K. Kuijken, T. Kuiper, T. Landecker, J. Lim, R. Manchester, A. Meiksin, M. Montes, R. Norris, T. O'Brien, D. O'Neill, S. Ostro, I. de Pater, A. Pedlar, G. Pettingill, R. Redman, L. Rodriguez, R. Schilizzi, E. Seaquist, G. Squires, L. Stavelely-Smith, R. Strom, J. Tarter, R. Taylor, B. Thomas, J. Ulvestad, B. Wallace, K. Weiler, S. Van Dyk, R. van de Weygaert, R. Wielebinski and P. Wilkinson. The document has been edited by A. R. Taylor and R. Braun.
Contents Formation and Evolution of Galaxies The Dawn of Galaxies: Searching for the Epoch of First Light 21-cm Emission and Absorption Mechanisms The Spin Temperature 21-cm Emission Efficiency Preheating the IGM Scenarios: SKA Imaging of Cosmological HI Large Scale Structure and Galaxy Evolution A Deep SKA HIPencil Beam Survey Large scale structure studies from a shallow, wide area survey The Ly forest seen in the 21-cm HIline High Redshift CO Deep Continuum Fields Extragalactic Radio Sources The SubmicroJansky Sky Probing Dark Matter with Gravitational Lensing Activity in Galactic Nuclei The SKA and Active Galactic Nuclei Black holes in normal galaxies The environments of central engines: the structure and kinematics of gas in the nucleus Physics of Outflows Cosmological Tests with Parsec-scale Radio Structures Sensitivity of the SKA in VLBI Arrays Circum-nuclear MegaMasers H2O megamasers OH Megamasers Formaldehyde Megamasers The Impact of the SKA on Megamaser Studies The Starburst Phenomenon The importance of Starbursts Current Radio Studies Extended continuum emission Compact radio components Line studies The Potential of SKA for Starburst Studies Nearby starbursts Distant Starbursts Interstellar Processes HIIRegions: High Resolution Imaging of Thermal Emission Centimetre Wavelength Molecular Probes of the ISM Diffuse Molecular Lines Interstellar Masers Supernova Remnants Where are all the young SNRs? Old Supernova Remnants Particle Acceleration in SNRs Dynamics of SNRs SNR/ISM Interaction SNRs and Pulsars The Origin of Cosmic Rays Interstellar Plasma Turbulence Recombination Lines Magnetic Fields Rotation Measure Synthesis Polarization Studies of the Interstellar Medium in the Galaxy and in Nearby External Galaxies Formation and Evolution of Stars Continuum Radio Emission from Stars Imaging the Surfaces of Stars Red Giants and Supergiant Stars Complementarity to Planned Optical-IR Interferometers Star Formation Protostellar Cores Dust around protostars Dynamics and Chemistry Protostellar Jets Uncovering the Evolutionary Sequence Magnetic Fields in Protostellar Objects Zeeman Splitting in Molecular Gas Non-Thermal Emission Processes Cool Star Astronomy The Radio Sun Observing Solar Analogs at Radio Wavelengths Where are the many other Radio Suns? Prospects for the SKA Physics of Solar-Like Stars Flares and Microflares Summary of Scientific Objectives X-ray Binaries Relativistic Ejections from X-ray Transients The Faint Persistent Population The potential of the SKA Imaging of Circumstellar Phenomena Stellar Astrometry Supernovae Radio Supernovae New Observations Possible with the SKA Radio Emission from Type Ia SNe RSN Distance Determinations The SN-SNR Connection Summary and Conclusions The Radio After-Glows of Gamma-ray Bursts Pulsars Pulsar Searches with the SKA Pulsar Timing with the SKA Radio Pulsar Timing and General Relativity Summary Solar System Science Thermal Emission from Small Solar System Bodies Asteroids Planetary Satellites Kuiper Belt Objects Radar Imaging of Near Earth Asteroids The Atmosphere and Magnetosphere of Jupiter Comet Studies Solar Radar Coronal Scattering Formation and Evolution of Life Detection of Extrasolar Planets Pre-Biotic Interstellar Chemistry The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Bibliography