0.6-M antennae for the AMiBA interferometer array

Patrick Koch, Philippe A. Raffin, Jiun Huei Proty Wu, Ming Tang Chen, Tzi Hong Chiueh, Paul T.P. Ho, Chi Wei Huang, Yau De Huang, Yu Wei Liao, Kai Yang Lin, Guo Chin Liu, Hiroaki Nishioka, Ching Long Ong, Keiichi Umetsu, Fu Cheng Wang, Shing Kwong Wong, Jeff Kingsley, Robert N. Martin, Christophe Granet

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Abstract

The Array for Microwave Background Anisotropy (AMiBA) is a hexapod telescope for astronomy. The fully steerable platform can accommodate up to 19 dishes. We present the design, simulation, manufacturing and performance verification for the 0.6m Cassegrain antennae. The primary and secondary mirrors are carbon fiber sandwich structures, manufactured by CoTec Inc., in Taichung, Taiwan. They are aluminium coated with a final surface rms of 20-30 and 10 μm, respectively. Simulated load conditions for the mirrors show maximum rms surface errors of less than 10 μm. The measured antenna beam pattern confirms the expected performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Subtitle of host publicationEuCAP 2006
StatePublished - Oct 2006
EventEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006 - Nice, France
Duration: Nov 6 2006Nov 10 2006

Publication series

NameEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Volume626 SP
ISSN (Print)0379-6566

Other

OtherEuropean Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period11/6/0611/10/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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