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

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 language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
Subtitle of host publication	EuCAP 2006
State	Published - Oct 2006
Event	European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006 - Nice, France Duration: Nov 6 2006 → Nov 10 2006

Publication series

Name	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Volume	626 SP
ISSN (Print)	0379-6566

Other

Other	European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006
Country/Territory	France
City	Nice
Period	11/6/06 → 11/10/06

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Koch, P., Raffin, P. A., Wu, J. H. P., Chen, M. T., Chiueh, T. H., Ho, P. T. P., Huang, C. W., Huang, Y. D., Liao, Y. W., Lin, K. Y., Liu, G. C., Nishioka, H., Ong, C. L., Umetsu, K., Wang, F. C., Wong, S. K., Kingsley, J., Martin, R. N., & Granet, C. (2006). 0.6-M antennae for the AMiBA interferometer array. In Proceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006 (European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP; Vol. 626 SP).

Koch, P, Raffin, PA, Wu, JHP, Chen, MT, Chiueh, TH, Ho, PTP, Huang, CW, Huang, YD, Liao, YW, Lin, KY, Liu, GC, Nishioka, H, Ong, CL, Umetsu, K, Wang, FC, Wong, SK, Kingsley, J, Martin, RN & Granet, C 2006, 0.6-M antennae for the AMiBA interferometer array. in Proceedings of The European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, vol. 626 SP, European Conference on Antennas and Propagation: EuCAP 2006, Nice, France, 11/6/06.

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