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An Active Antenna Subarray for the Low-Frequency Radio Telescope GURT—Part I: Design and Theoretical Model.

An Active Antenna Subarray for the Low-Frequency Radio Telescope GURT—Part I: Design and Theoretical Model.

Authors :
Tokarsky, Peter L.
Konovalenko, Alexander A.
Yerin, Serge N.
Bubnov, Igor N.
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation. Dec2019, Vol. 67 Issue 12, p7304-7311. 8p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The new Giant Ukrainian Radio Telescope (GURT) intended for operation in 8–80 MHz range is now under construction. It employs an active phased array antenna composed of many dipole subarrays, several of which have been implemented and now are used for radio astronomy observations. In this two-part paper, the electrical and noise parameters of the subarray are studied by numerical and experimental ways. In this part, a theoretical model of the subarray based on the wave theory of noisy multiport networks that takes into account the mutual coupling in the dipole array placed over imperfect ground and the correlation between all existing noise sources is proposed. It is assumed that the initial parameters for this model should be obtained using the correct electromagnetic and circuit simulation. A technique for using of this model to calculate the effective area, radiation efficiency, internal and external noise temperatures, as well as sensitivity of the subarray in terms of system equivalent flux density (SEFD) for all possible beam directions in the frequency band of the GURT radio telescope is described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0018926X
Volume :
67
Issue :
12
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
140139439
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2019.2927841