The Goldstone 70-meter antenna performance at 32 GHz

Author

Gatti, M.S. ; Klein, M.J. ; Kuiper, T.B.H.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

7-11 May 1990

Firstpage

1329

Abstract

The authors describe the measurements performed at 32 GHz between March and July 1989 on the recently upgraded (64-m) 70-m antenna at Goldstone (DSS-14). These measurements were done on seven separate days using radiometric observations of six astronomical radio sources: 3C274 (Virgo A), 3C273, 3C84, 3C286, P2134+004, and Venus. The aperture efficiency at the reflector set angle of 45 degrees is found to be 0.35+or-0.05 (2 sigma ). The predicted value of efficiency is 0.32 indicating that the original estimates for the radio source flux densities of Virgo A and Venus are fairly accurate. This equates to a gain of 82.85 dBi.<>

Keywords

electronic equipment testing; microwave measurement; radioastronomical observations; radiometry; radiosources (astronomical); radiotelescopes; 32 GHz; 3C273; 3C274; 3C286; 3C84; 70 m; 82.85 dB; AD 1989 03 to 07; DSS-14; EHF; Goldstone antenna; P2134+004; Venus; Virgo A; antenna performance; aperture efficiency; astronomical radio sources; flux densities; measurements; radiometric observations; radiotelescope; reflector antenna; reflector set angle; Antenna measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; Feeds; Microwave radiometry; Reflector antennas; Space technology; Temperature; Venus;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1990. AP-S. Merging Technologies for the 90's. Digest.

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1990.115358

Filename

115358