Title :
Planck and Herschel instruments and antenna technology
Author :
De Maagt, Peter ; De Chambure, Daniel ; Doyle, Dominic ; Crone, Gerry
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk
Abstract :
Engineers from numerous European space companies have worked together on the design, construction and testing of ESA´s Herschel and Planck observatories, overcoming many challenges that have pushed sub-mm reflector and instrument technologies to new limits.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; aircraft instrumentation; European space companies; Herschel and Planck observatories; Planck and Herschel instruments; aircraft instrumentation; antenna technology; sub-millimeter reflector; High-resolution imaging; Instruments; Observatories; Optical design; Optical imaging; Payloads; Space technology; Space vehicles; Spectroscopy; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396508
