Characterizing reflector-feed interaction for parabolic reflector antennas

Master thesis (2011)

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M. Simeoni (mentor)
Programme
Telecommunications (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2011 Apeldoorn, M.A.
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11-01-2011

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Telecommunications

Abstract

Radio telescopes are quite often used for astronomy. Since these telescopes are wideband systems, they encounter standing waves between the reflector and the feed. This interaction has been studied by investigation the radar cross section (RCS) of the feed and the effect the standing waves have on the antenna performance (gain and beamwidth).