DocumentCode
1017127
Title
Calculated scan characteristics of a large spherical reflector antenna
Author
Agrawal, P.K. ; Kauffman, J.F. ; Croswell, W.F.
Author_Institution
Langley Res. Center, NASA, Hampton, VA, USA
Volume
27
Issue
3
fYear
1979
fDate
5/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
430
Lastpage
431
Abstract
A previously published numerical method to calculate the radiation properties of parabolic reflectors has been modified to also include very large spherical reflectors. The method has been verified by comparing the calculated and the measured results for a 120-wavelength spherical reflector.
Keywords
Reflector antennas, spherical; Spherical reflector antennas; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Apertures; Feeds; NASA; Optical surface waves; Radiometry; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1979.1142083
Filename
1142083
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