Title :
Deriving an optimum shaped reflector system for the SKA single pixel feeds
Author :
Robert Lehmensiek;Isak P. Theron;Dirk I. L. de Villiers
Author_Institution :
EMSS Antennas (Pty) Ltd., Stellenbosch, South Africa
fDate :
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sensitivity of dual reflector antennas can be improved by shaping the reflector system to use the aperture more efficiently. This paper explains the process to derive an optimum shaped offset Gregorian system for a given suite of single pixel feeds. The feeds are those that were optimized for a geometrically similar unshaped reflector system.
Keywords :
"Feeds","Sensitivity","Apertures","Optimization","Reflector antennas","Antenna radiation patterns","Noise"
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2015.7305074