DocumentCode
914466
Title
The High-Power X-Band Planetary RADAR at Goldstone: Design, Development, and Early Results
Author
Hartop, Rob ; Bathker, Dan A.
Volume
24
Issue
12
fYear
1976
fDate
12/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
958
Lastpage
963
Abstract
Selected critical microwave components for a 400-kW very-long-pulse (several hours) X-band RADAR system are discussed from theoretical and practical viewpoints. Included are the special-sized waveguide and flanges, hybrid power combiner, couplers, switches, polarizer, rotary joints, feedhorn, and radome. The system is installed on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Jet Propulsion Laboratory 64-m-diam reflector antenna at Goldstone, CA.
Keywords
Couplers; Flanges; Laboratories; Polarization; Power combiners; Propulsion; Radar antennas; Radar theory; Reflector antennas; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMTT.1976.1129007
Filename
1129007
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