Title :
On optimum synthetic linear arrays with application to radioastronomy
Author :
Biraud, F. ; Blum, E.J. ; Ribes, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radioastronomy, Mendon Observetory, Mendon, France
fDate :
1/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We show that

antennas may be used as

successive linear arrays to give, without redundancy, all the spacings from 1 through

, for

and

, and

, and

and

. For every case, solutions are given requiring the minimum number of stations.
Keywords :
Linear arrays; Radio interferometry; Radio telescopes; Antenna theory; Computational efficiency; Costs; Equations; Information analysis; Interferometers; Linear antenna arrays; Phased arrays; Planar waveguides; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1974.1140732