ARISE: a challenging 25-m space antenna design

Author

Rahmat-Samil, Y. ; Hoferer, R.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

11-16 July 1999

Firstpage

1524

Abstract

The ARISE (Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth) program, part of future scientific and communications missions, are designed to test the concept of using very large reflector antennas in space. The antenna dimensions are targeted from 10 m to 25 m and beyond. Frequencies covering L-band through W-band are being considered. Among these challenging missions, the ARISE program is projected to utilize a 25 m dual offset Gregorian optics operating from 8 GHz to 86 GHz. The objective of this mission is to create a space-based VLBI system (integrated with ground based antennas) for high resolution mapping of the black holes.

Keywords

black holes; microwave antennas; millimetre wave antennas; offset reflector antennas; radioastronomical techniques; radiowave interferometry; 5 to 12.5 m; 8 to 86 GHz; ARISE; Advanced Radio Interferometry between Space and Earth; L-band; W-band; antenna dimensions; black holes; communications missions; dual offset Gregorian optics; ground based antennas; high resolution mapping; large reflector antennas; scientific missions; space antenna design; space-based VLBI system; Earth; Frequency; L-band; Machinery; Radio interferometry; Reflector antennas; Shape; Space missions; Space technology; Space vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5639-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1999.788232

Filename

788232