Nineteen-Element Phased-Array Feed Development and Analysis on Effects of Focal Plane Offset and Beam Steering on Sensitivity

Presented herein is the design and construction process in the expansion of BYU's seven-element experimental platform to a nineteen-element platform for phased array feed experiments. The nineteen-element system was deployed at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank West Virginia for use on the Green Bank 20-Meter Telescope. Numerical simulations were performed to determine how sensitivity was affected by electronic beam steering and offset of the phased array feed (PAF) relative to the focal plane of the reflector. These simulated results were then compared to experimental data.

Name thesis:degree_name

MS

Grantor dc:publisher

Brigham Young University - Provo

Author dc:creator

• Waldron, Jacob S.

• phased array feed
• focal plane arrays
• adaptive beamforming
• radio astronomy
• Electrical and Computer Engineering

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1532

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-2531