W-Band Transmitter Upgrade for the Haystack UltraWideband Satellite Imaging Radar (HUSIR)

Author

Kempkes, Michael A. ; Hawkey, Timothy J. ; Gaudreau, Marcel P J ; Phillips, Robert A.

Author_Institution

Diversified Technol. Inc.

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

551

Lastpage

552

Abstract

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is building W-band (94 GHz) radar for the Haystack Observatory Radar in Westford, Massachusetts. Designated the Haystack ultra-wide band satellite imaging radar (HUSIR), the new transmitter will improve resolution almost ten-fold in support of the observatory´s space surveillance program. Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) received a contract in July 2004 for the design and construction of the radar´s new transmitter. This paper provides an overview of the transmitter design, key technical drivers, the VED (gyroklystron and gyro-TWT) interfaces, and a summary of the progress, including installation and testing of the transmitter in 2006

Keywords

gyrotrons; klystrons; radar transmitters; search radar; travelling wave tubes; ultra wideband radar; 94 GHz; DTI; HUSIR; Haystack Observatory Radar; Haystack ultra wideband satellite imaging radar; MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Massachusetts; VED; W-band transmitter; Westford; gyro-TWT; gyroklystron; microwave radar; observatory space surveillance program; Buildings; Image resolution; Laboratories; Observatories; Radar imaging; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Transmitters; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology; HUSIR; Haystack; VED; radar; transmitter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0108-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666427

Filename

1666427