Title :
An overview of the MITRA Radio Telescope signal chain
Author :
Ingala, Dominique G. K. ; MacPherson, Stuart David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Durban Univ. of Technol., Durban, South Africa
Abstract :
The Multi-frequency Interferometer Telescope for Radio Astronomy (MITRA) is an international collaborative project between the University of Mauritius (UoM) and the Durban University of Technology (DUT). The objective of the project is to implement Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) between Mauritius and South Africa in the VHF/UHF band. This paper gives an overview of the signal chain of the DUT station.
Keywords :
radiotelescopes; DUT station; MITRA radio telescope signal chain; Multifrequency Interferometer Telescope for Radio Astronomy; VHF-UHF band; VLBI; Very Long Baseline Interferometry; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Correlators; Radio astronomy; Radio interferometry; Telescopes; Antenna arrays; Correlator; Log-periodic dipole antennas; Software radio; Telescope;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2013
Conference_Location :
Pointe-Aux-Piments
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5940-5
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757828