• DocumentCode
    244977
  • Title

    Toward a practical demonstration of physics-based beam calibration models - CBFPs and the LOFAR-LBA antenna array radio telescope

  • Author

    Young, Abram ; Carozzi, T. ; Maaskant, R. ; Ivashina, M.V. ; Davidson, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    3-8 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    462
  • Lastpage
    465
  • Abstract
    We consider the application of the Characteristic Basis Function Pattern (CBFP) method to calibrate for direction-dependent gain effects of the LOFAR Low Band Antenna (LBA) array. The use of array-based calibration models, as opposed to element-based calibration models, is proposed in order to reduce the number of solvable beam model parameters.
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; calibration; radiotelescopes; CBFP antenna array radio telescope; CBFP method; Characteristic Basis Function Pattern; LOFAR LBA array; LOFAR-LBA antenna array radio telescope; array-based calibration models; element-based calibration models; low band antenna; physics-based beam calibration models; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Calibration; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Instruments;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Palm Beach
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-7325-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEAA.2014.6903898
  • Filename
    6903898
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=244977