Title :
The Solar Probe antenna
Author :
Imbriale, W.A. ; Randolph, J.E. ; Embuido, E.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper details the design of the antenna intended for use on the Solar Probe Mission. The antenna consists of a carbon-carbon reflector jointly used as the antenna and thermal shield and a helical feed using tungsten wire and ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for the backplate, coaxial cable and waveguide. A complete prototype feed assembly was fabricated and tested.
Keywords :
helical antennas; reflector antenna feeds; solar atmosphere; tungsten; CMC materials; Solar Probe Mission; backplate; carbon-carbon reflector; ceramic matrix composite; coaxial cable; helical feed; reflector antenna; thermal shield; tungsten wire; waveguide; Antenna feeds; Ceramics; Composite materials; Helical antennas; Joining materials; Probes; Reflector antennas; Transmission line matrix methods; Tungsten; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1332011
