Title :
Technology development for the ExaVolt Antenna (EVA) suborbital ultra-high energy particle observatory
Author :
Baginski, F. ; Gorham, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We describe technology development for the ExaVolt Antenna (EVA) mission, a planned ultra-high energy (UHE) particle observatory under development for NASA´s suborbital super-pressure balloon program in Antarctica. The design is based on a novel application of toroidal reflector optics which utilizes a super-pressure balloon surface, along with a feed-array mounted on an inner membrane, to create an ultra-large radio antenna system with a synoptic view of the Antarctic ice sheet below it.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; balloons; Antarctic ice sheet; Antarctica; EVA suborbital ultrahigh energy particle observatory; ExaVolt Antenna mission; NASA suborbital superpressure balloon program; UHE particle observatory; superpressure balloon surface; technology development; toroidal reflector optics; Antarctica; Antenna feeds; Computational modeling; Ice; Neutrino sources;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1812-9
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2013.6497316
