Anticipated Performance of the Square Kilometre Array -- Phase 1 (SKA1)

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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA), currently under design, will be a transformational facility for studying the Universe at centimetre and metre wavelengths in the next decade and beyond.

• This paper provides the current best estimate of the anticipated performance of SKA Phase 1 (SKA1), using detailed design work, before actual on-sky measurements have been made.
• It will be updated as new information becomes available.
• The information contained in this paper takes precedent over any previous documents.