Design concepts of a 1 MW CW X-band transmit/receive system for planetary radar

Author

Freiley, Arthur J. ; Conroy, Bruce L. ; Hoppe, Daniel J. ; Bhanji, Alaudin M.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

40

Issue

6

fYear

1992

fDate

6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1047

Lastpage

1055

Abstract

The conceptual design of the 1 MW X-band transmit system for the Goldstone Solar System Radar represents the next step in the quest to expand planetary radar exploration. The radar transmitter requirements are summarized. The characteristics and expected performance of the major elements are discussed, including the klystrons, power amplifiers, microwave transmission lines, feed systems, beam power supply, heat exchanger, phase stable exciter, and the monitor/control system. An assessment of the technology development needed to meet the system requirements is given, and possible areas of difficulty are outlined

Keywords

radar transmitters; radiotelescopes; 1 MW; 8.5 GHz; CW radar; Goldstone Solar System Radar; SHF; X-band; astronomy; beam power supply; characteristics; design concepts; feed systems; heat exchanger; klystrons; microwave transmission lines; performance; phase stable exciter; planetary radar; power amplifiers; radar transmitter requirements; radioastronomy; radiotelescope; system requirements; transmit/receive system; Electromagnetic heating; Feeds; Klystrons; Microwave amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power supplies; Power transmission lines; Radar; Solar system; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.141334

Filename

141334