Whale, Mark, Trappe, Neil and Belitsky, V. (2008) Physical Optics Analysis of the ALMA Band 5 Front End Optics. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2008. Elsevier, pp. 368-372.
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Abstract
The Atacama Large Millimetre Array will be a
ground based millimetre to submillimetre band
interferometer. The instrument will be comprised of up to 50
high precision 12m Cassegrain antennas. Each antenna will
cover a frequency range from 30 to 950 GHz, which will be
split into 10 observing channels/bands. Each frequency
channel will have its own specifically designed front end
optics to couple radiation from the secondary reflector focal
plane to the accompanying receiver. We present a full
electromagnetic analysis of the band 5 front end optics
system using physical optics, which covers a range from 163
to 211 GHz. This band is being developed by the Group for
Advanced Receiver Development (GARD) at Chalmers
University, Gothenburg, Sweden. Two software packages are
utilised for this analysis; the industry standard reflector
antenna software package GRASP9 developed by TICRA [1]
and a new optical software package MODAL [2,3]
(Maynooth Optical Design Analysis Laboratory) developed
at NUI Maynooth, Ireland. Electromagnetic predictions of
beam patterns are presented at the Cassegrain focal plane
and at the subreflector vertex.
The basis of the analysis is primarily to determine optical
performance and efficiency and the effects of beam
truncation by the off-axis reflectors of the front end optics.
Three levels of beam truncation are modelled varying rim
diameter.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Keywords: | Physical Optics Analysis; ALMA Band 5 Front End Optics; millimetre to submillimetre band interferometer; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Experimental Physics |
Item ID: | 9849 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Neil Trappe |
Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2018 16:05 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/9849 |
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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