Title :
Noise characterization of a phased array tile
Author :
Woestenburg, E.E.M. ; Dijkstra, K.F.
Author_Institution :
ASTRON, P.O. Box 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, Tel. +31521595100
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a general analysis of phased array noise performance. It introduces an array quality factor that should be taken into account to obtain accurate noise measurement results, in case one of the calibration noise sources is a source in the far field of the array. The results have been applied to a one square meter tile of the Thousand Element Array (THEA, [1]), in order to determine the array noise budget.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Loaded antennas; Noise measurement; Phase noise; Phased arrays; Radio astronomy; Temperature; Tiles;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European
Conference_Location :
Munich, Germany
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2003.340965
