DocumentCode
929382
Title
Effect of conductive thermal-control paint on spacecraft-antenna performance
Author
Keen, K.M.
Author_Institution
European Space Technology Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Volume
11
Issue
17
fYear
1975
Firstpage
412
Lastpage
413
Abstract
The effect of applying a conductive thermal-control paint to the surface of a reflector antenna has been investigated at X band frequencies using a swept-frequency technique. With a particular space-qualified paint, a maximum boresight gain loss of 0.1 dB was recorded.
Keywords
microwave antennas; mobile antennas; reflector antennas; X-band frequencies; boresight gain loss; conductive thermal control point; reflector antenna; spacecraft antenna performance; swept frequency technique;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19750317
Filename
4236841
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