DocumentCode
988009
Title
Polarization stability of the helical beam antenna
Author
Carver, K.
Author_Institution
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Volume
16
Issue
5
fYear
1968
fDate
9/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
604
Lastpage
605
Abstract
An analysis of the axial ratio variation over the main beam of the helical beam antenna shows that the polarization stability improves with increasing number of turns, with smaller pitch angle, and with decreased To mode amplitude.
Keywords
Helical antennas; Current distribution; Current measurement; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Helical antennas; Polarization; Resonance; Solids; Space exploration; Stability analysis;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1968.1139255
Filename
1139255
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