MID-radio telescope, single pixel feed packages for the square kilometer array: an overview

A Pellegrini, J Flygare, IP Theron… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project is an international effort to build the world's largest
radio telescope, enabling science with unprecedented detail and survey speed. The project …

Optimization and realization of quadruple-ridge flared horn with new spline-defined profiles as a high-efficiency feed from 4.6 GHz to 24 GHz

B Dong, J Yang, J Dahlström, J Flygare… - … on Antennas and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this communication, we present a new optimization and realization of a quadruple-ridge
flared horn (QRFH) as a feed for reflector antennas of the square kilometer array (SKA) …

An optimal 18 m shaped offset Gregorian reflector for the ngVLA radio telescope

R Lehmensiek, DIL de Villiers - IEEE Transactions on Antennas …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes the design of the 18 m shaped offset Gregorian reflector system for the
Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) radio interferometer and the associated 1.66: 1 …

Beyond-Decade Ultrawideband Quad-Ridge Flared Horn With Dielectric Load From 1 to 20 GHz

J Flygare, J Yang, AW Pollak… - … on Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present a novel dielectrically loaded quad-ridge flared horn (QRFH) as a
reflector feed with beyond-decade ultrawideband performance. The dielectric is machined in …

Quadruple-ridged flared horn operating from 8 to 50 GHz

J Shi, S Weinreb, W Zhong, X Yin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This communication proposes a compact, high performance, quadruple-ridged flared horn
operating from 8 to 50 GHz. A prototype fed by two coaxial connectors has been designed …

Viewing classical radio galaxies with the upgraded GMRT and MeerKAT—a progress report

DV Lal, P Legodi, B Fanaroff, T Venturi, OM Smirnov… - Galaxies, 2021 - mdpi.com
We present a progress report of a study of FR I and FR II radio galaxies. Several new
morphological features in the radio emission are now revealed using the high (μ Jy) …

Wideband pyramidal sinuous antenna for reflector antenna applications

N Steenkamp, DIL de Villiers… - 2017 11th European …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a wideband pyramidal sinuous antenna, over a conducting ground
plane, for use as a reflector antenna feed. Specific attention is given to comparisons with a …

Sensitivity simulation and measurement of the SKA Band 1 wideband feed package on MeerKAT

J Flygare, A Peens-Hough, L Helldner… - 2019 13th European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Advances in wideband feed technology for radio telescopes enable high sensitivity
observations over large bandwidths. The wideband quad-ridge flared horn (QRFH) feed …

[图书][B] Dielectrically Loaded Quad-ridge Flared Horns for Ultra Wideband Reflector Feed Applications in Radio Astronomy

J Flygare - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Reflector-based radio telescopes are used as tools for observations in both radio astronomy
and space geodesy. To observe the weak sources in space, highly sensitive receivers …

Initial study of a pyramidal sinuous antenna as a feed for the ska reflector system in band-1

DIL de Villiers - … Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A sinuous antenna, projected onto a pyramidal structure, is presented as a possible wide
band single pixel feed candidate for the Square Kilometre Array reflector system. Simulated …