Dual-band reflector feed system for classical Cassegrain radio telescopes

The authors describe a dual-band feed system, operating at S- and X-band, that can be temporarily mounted and used in a classical Cassegrainian-type radio telescope without removing the existing feed systems. The feed system, designed to give as high efficiency as possible in both bands, consists of...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation 1993-03, Vol.41 (3), p.325-332
Hauptverfasser: Jaldehag, R.T.K., Kildal, P.-S., Ronnang, B.O.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The authors describe a dual-band feed system, operating at S- and X-band, that can be temporarily mounted and used in a classical Cassegrainian-type radio telescope without removing the existing feed systems. The feed system, designed to give as high efficiency as possible in both bands, consists of two offset primary-fed parabolic reflectors, one for each frequency band. The X-band reflector, located behind the S-band reflector, radiates through a plane dichroic surface that replaces the central part of the S-band reflector. The feed system is to be used for space geodesy utilizing the very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) technique and has been tested and used at a radio telescope in Chile. Results of both a theoretical design study and measurements are given.< >
ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/8.233131