Title :
The design of the MeerKAT dish optics
Author :
Theron, Isak P. ; Lehmensiek, Robert ; De Villiers, Dirk I L
Author_Institution :
EMSS Antennas (Pty) Ltd., Stellenbosch, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper highlights some of the trade-offs as well as the implications of the selected options during the design of the MeerKAT radio telescope antenna optics. The purpose is to achieve the best possible performance for the physical system at given cost.
Keywords :
antennas; radiotelescopes; MeerKAT dish optics; MeerKAT radio telescope antenna optics; physical system; Apertures; Feeds; L-band; Optics; Radio astronomy; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0333-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2012.6328685
