Transmission of high power 9 MHz signals near ionospheric cut-off from `SURA´ towards the Moon and reception of the echo with the radio telescope `UTR2´

Author

Van´t Klooster, C.G.M. ; Tokarev, Yu. ; Belov, Yu.I. ; Konovalenko, A.A. ; Rodriguez, P.

Author_Institution

Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

14-17 Apr 1997

Firstpage

35

Abstract

Two unique broadband decametric arrays SURA and UTR2 are described in outline format. They are used for radio astronomy and radiophysical research (solar system investigations, ionospheric research, near-Earth plasma, etc). Both facilities were used in a `bistatic´ configuration, transmitting from SURA and receiving with UTR2. The Moon and Sun were used as targets, NASA´s WIND spacecraft was used for detection with the RAD-2 receiver. Preliminary results are shown

Keywords

ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 9 MHz; HF; Moon; NASA WIND spacecraft; RAD-2 receiver; SURA; Sun; UTR2; bistatic configuration; bistatic radar experiment; broadband decametric arrays; echo reception; high power transmission; ionospheric research; near ionospheric cut-off; near-Earth plasma; phased arrays; radio astronomy research; radio telescope; radiophysical research; solar activity; solar system investigations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation, Tenth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 436)

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-85296-686-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp:19970325

Filename

606929