• DocumentCode
    1735550
  • Title

    Multibeam feed array design for the Arecibo radio telescope

  • Author

    Bird, T.S. ; Cortes-Medellin, G.

  • Author_Institution
    CSIRO Telecommun. & Ind. Phys., Epping, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    116
  • Abstract
    The design of an L-band (1.225 to 1.525 GHz) multibeam feed array for the Arecibo radio telescope is outlined. The feed is a seven-element hexagonal array of TE/sub 11/-mode stepped circular horns. We describe the performance of the horns in the array and in the radio telescope.
  • Keywords
    UHF antennas; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; horn antennas; multibeam antennas; radiotelescopes; reflector antenna feeds; 1.225 to 1.525 GHz; 250 mm; 260 mm; Arecibo radio telescope; L-band multibeam feed array; radiation patterns; seven-element hexagonal array; stepped circular horns; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Focusing; Optical design; Optical losses; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Radio astronomy; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Columbus, OH, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7846-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2003.1217414
  • Filename
    1217414
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1735550