DocumentCode
982272
Title
Optimisation of a spline-profile corrugated horn for prime-focus operations
Author
Granet, C.
Author_Institution
CSIRO ICT Centre, Electromagn. &Amp; Antennas, NSW, Australia
Volume
40
Issue
9
fYear
2004
fDate
4/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
522
Lastpage
523
Abstract
A high-performance prime-focus spline-profile corrugated horn has been optimised for a radioastronomy application. A 14% bandwidth is achieved with a geometry simple to manufacture. The technique is applicable to other applications and antenna geometries.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; horn antennas; optimisation; radiotelescopes; receiving antennas; splines (mathematics); antenna geometries; antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; optimisation; prime focus operations; radioastronomy; spline profile corrugated horn;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20040354
Filename
1296967
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