Title :
Towards large format cryogenic phased array cameras for radio astronomy
Author :
Cortes-Medellin, German ; Parshley, Stephen C. ; Campbell, Don B.
Author_Institution :
Center for Radio Phys. & Space Res., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the main challenges facing large format cryo-PAF cameras for radioastronomy and solutions found during the development of the 19 element cryo-PAF camera prototype for Arecibo, the AO19.
Keywords :
cryogenics; radiotelescopes; Arecibo; cryo-PAF camera prototype; large format cryogenic phased array cameras; phased array feeds; radio astronomy instrumentation; Arrays; Cameras; Cryogenics; Feeds; Prototypes; Radio astronomy; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Palm Beach
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-7325-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2014.6903948