Title :
EM developments for a radio astronomy polarimeter: The QUIJOTE experiment
Author :
Artal, E. ; Cano, Juan Luis ; Mediavilla, Angel ; Villa, E. ; Aja, B. ; de la Fuente, L. ; Cagigas, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ing. de Comun., Univ. de Cantabria, Santander, Spain
Abstract :
A comparison between simulated and measured results in different subsystems of a radio astronomy polarimeter receiver at 26-36 GHz band is presented. This comparison underlines the importance of careful simulation with different electromagnetic software tools in order to predict the receiver behavior. The receiver obtains three (Q, U and I) Stokes parameters simultaneously.
Keywords :
astronomical polarimetry; polarimeters; radioastronomy; radiofrequency cosmic radiation; EM developments; QUIJOTE Experiment; Stokes parameters; cosmic microwave background; electromagnetic software tools; frequency 26 GHz to 36 GHz; radio astronomy polarimeter; Antenna measurements; Detectors; Loss measurement; Radio astronomy; Receivers; Stokes parameters; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632234
