Garcia, E., De Haro, L., O'Sullivan, Créidhe, Cahill, G., Lopez Fernandez, J.A., Tercero, F., Galocha, B. and Beseda, J.L. (2003) Beam Mode Expansion of Corrugated Conical Horns with Phase Correcting Lens: Application to Radioastronomy Receivers. Experimental Astronomy, 15. pp. 173-193. ISSN 0922-6435
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Abstract
A classical radioastronomy receiver is fed with a corrugated horn and an independent lens,
both placed in a cryostat to lower the noise temperature. The beam is focused and directed using a
combination of elliptical and plane mirrors. This paper proposes modifying the initial feeding system
by placing the lens onto the horn aperture, thereby allowing a size reduction of the horn and lens, and a
simplification of their mechanical design. The profiled lens is shaped to correct the phase error on the
horn aperture. A quasi-optical model of the horn-plus-lens system has been developed using a Beam
Mode Expansion (BME). Results using both a hyperbolic-planar lens and a spherical-elliptical lens,
as well as results obtained by using Geometrical Optics (GO) with a Kirchoff–Huygens integration
to get the far-field pattern, have been compared with measurements. As a direct application, a full
focusing system for the new 40-m radiotelescope at the “Centro Astron´omico de Yebes” is presented
for the 22, 30 and 45 GHz bands. This paper has developed a QO model for a corrugated conical horn
with a phase-correcting lens.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | García, E. de Haro, L.O'Sullivan, C.; Cahill, G. Fernández, The definitive version of this article is available at J. A. López; Tercero, F. Galocha, B. Besada, J. L. 'Beam Mode Expansion of Corrugated Conical Horns with Phase Correcting Lens: Application to Radioastronomy' Experimental Astronomy 15 pp 173-193 (2003) |
Keywords: | beam mode expansion; quasi-optical systems; radioastronomy; radiotelescope; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics |
Item ID: | 5938 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Créidhe O'Sullivan |
Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2015 17:23 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Experimental Astronomy |
Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5938 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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