The 64 m Sardinia radio telescope optics design

Author

Cortés-Medellín, Germán

Author_Institution

Vertex RSI, Santa Clara, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

136

Abstract

The Sardinia radio telescope (SRT) is a project proposed by the Institute of Radio Astronomy (IRA, in Bologna, Italy). The SRT with a diameter of 64 m will be the third and largest Italian radio telescope. Designed to accommodate several instruments with a frequency coverage from 0.30 GHz to 100 GHz. In addition to the radio astronomy science applications, this instrument will be used for deep space communication missions in conjunction with the Italian Space Agency, as well as for geodynamic studies. The configuration of the Sardinia radio telescope is a symmetrical shaped Gregorian system with an aperture diameter of 64 m, and a 7.9 m diameter subreflector.

Keywords

optics; radioastronomical techniques; radiotelescopes; reflector antennas; space communication links; 0.30 to 100 GHz; 3.95 m; 32 m; Bologna; Institute of Radio Astronomy; Italian Space Agency; Italy; Sardinia radio telescope; aperture diameter; deep space communication missions; frequency coverage; geodynamic studies; optics design; radio astronomy science applications; subreflector; symmetrical shaped Gregorian system; Focusing; Frequency; Instruments; Optical control; Optical design; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Radio astronomy; Reflector antennas; Space missions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7330-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2002.1016944

Filename

1016944