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The Improved Capabilities of the Goldstone Solar System Radar Observatory

Authors :
Rodriguez-Alvarez, Nereida
Jao, Joseph S.
Lee, Clement G.
Slade, Martin A.
Lazio, Joseph
Oudrhiri, Kamal
Andrews, Kenneth S.
Snedeker, Lawrence G.
Liou, Ronglin R.
Stanchfield, Kevin A.
Rodriguez-Alvarez, Nereida
Jao, Joseph S.
Lee, Clement G.
Slade, Martin A.
Lazio, Joseph
Oudrhiri, Kamal
Andrews, Kenneth S.
Snedeker, Lawrence G.
Liou, Ronglin R.
Stanchfield, Kevin A.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) facility is the largest fully steerable ground-based radar in the world for nonclassified high-resolution ranging and imaging of planetary and small-body targets. Over the years, the use of the GSSR to detect and characterize near-Earth objects (NEOs) has become critical to keep track of potential Earth-impacting hazardous NEO. This article relates the specific modifications made to the GSSR hardware and procedures in the last few years, as well as the new capabilities derived from those upgrades: reduced complexity in remote operations, increased experimental design versatility, and increased performance on bistatic radar experiments from GSSR to other complexes. In addition, we dedicate a section to provide an update on the current GSSR power capabilities as the new klystrons are installed. The work detailed in this article is intended to reach the broader science community in order to communicate how those modifications and the derived new capabilities can make science experiments more successful.

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OAIster
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application/pdf, The Improved Capabilities of the Goldstone Solar System Radar Observatory, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1262786291
Document Type :
Electronic Resource