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Characterization of a dense aperture array for radio astronomy

Authors :
C. Taffoureau
B. Censier
Aris Karastergiou
P. Picard
P. Renaud
A. O. H. Olofsson
Steve Torchinsky
M. Serylak
Unité Scientifique de la Station de Nançay (USN)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris
Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC)
Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Observatoire de Paris
Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Observatoire de Paris
Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)
Onsala Space Observatory (OSO)
Chalmers University of Technology [Göteborg]
Oxford Astrophysics
University of Oxford [Oxford]
SKA South Africa
Department of Physics and Astronomy [South Africa]
University of the Western Cape
Source :
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, EDP Sciences, 2016, 589, pp.A77. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201526706⟩
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2016.

Abstract

EMBRACE@Nancay is a prototype instrument consisting of an array of 4608 densely packed antenna elements creating a fully sampled, unblocked aperture. This technology is proposed for the Square Kilometre Array and has the potential of providing an extremely large field of view making it the ideal survey instrument. We describe the system,calibration procedures, and results from the prototype.<br />17 pages, accepted for publication in A&A

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00046361
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, Astronomy and Astrophysics-A&A, EDP Sciences, 2016, 589, pp.A77. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201526706⟩
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f50e080107c4aabbdc7be4cd50aaae59
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201526706⟩