DocumentCode
2354436
Title
Design of a Focal Plane Array system at cryogenic temperatures
Author
Simons, J. ; De Vaate, J. G Bij ; Ivashina, M.V. ; Zuliani, M. ; Natale, V. ; Roddis, N.
Author_Institution
ASTRON, Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy, P.O. Box, 9770 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
fYear
2006
fDate
6-10 Nov. 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
This paper describes the system design and realization of a cryogenically cooled Focal Plane Array (FPA) for radio astronomy application. The system will consist of an antenna array, low noise amplifiers (LNA) and an RF beam former which are placed inside a cryostat. The antenna and the primary LNAs are cooled to 20 K, while the beam former will be at 77 K. The system design and the performance of the overall design are addressed.
Keywords
Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Cryogenics; Observatories; Optical design; Polarization; Radio astronomy; Radio frequency; Telescopes; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on
Conference_Location
Nice
Print_ISBN
978-92-9092-937-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4584487
Filename
4584487
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