Title :
Characterisation of astronomical antenna for space based low frequency radio telescope
Author :
Smith, D.M.P. ; Arts, M.J. ; Boonstra, A.-J. ; Wijnholds, Stefan J.
Author_Institution :
R&D Dept., ASTRON (Netherlands Inst. for Radio Astron.), Dwingeloo, Netherlands
Abstract :
The Orbiting Low Frequency Antenna for Radio Astronomy (OLFAR) project is a feasibility study investigating a low frequency radio telescope in space using a swarm of autonomous nano satellites. Due to ionospheric interference found at frequencies below 30 MHz, such an instrument is not feasible on earth. The effect of the non-symmetrical deployment of the antenna and the effect of the non-uniform dimensions of the satellites on the antenna properties are investigated.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; radiofrequency interference; radiotelescopes; satellite antennas; OLFAR; astronomical antenna; autonomous nanosatellite; ionospheric interference; orbiting low frequency antenna for radio astronomy; space based low frequency radio telescope; Antennas; Bandwidth; Noise; Radio astronomy; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1812-9
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2013.6496908
