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Propagation and radiation characteristics of a multimode corrugated waveguide feedhorn
A prototype of the multimode corrugated feedhorn which will be used in the 400 kW CW Ka-band radar system is described. A rough design is done using coupled mode theory and standard corrugated waveguide modes. A more exact analysis using mode matching techniques is then used which takes into account the effect of a finite number of corrugations per wavelength and determines the modes which are reflected from the device. A prototype feedhorn has been constructed and measured. These experimental results are then compared to the theoretical predictions which agree satisfactorily closely.
Hoppe, D.↗
A Wideband Profiled Corrugated Horn for Multichroic Applications
A wideband profiled corrugated feedhorn was developed for multichroic applications. This feedhorn features a return loss of better than -25 dB and cross polarization peaks below -30 dB, over a fractional bandwidth of greater than 50%. Its performance is close to that of the ring-loaded corrugated feedhorn; however, the design presented is much easier to fabricate at millimeter wavelengths.
ring-loaded corrugated feedhorn↗
VLA feedhorn for Voyager encounter of Neptune
A high gain, low noise corrugated feedhorn was designed and developed by JPL for use in Very Large Array (VLA) antennas, near Soccoro, New Mexico. The new feedhorn will enable the VLA to support the Voyager encounter of Neptune in August of 1989. This will significantly enhance the receiving capability of the United States for that historic event.
Manshadi, F.↗
Anisotropy in the microwave sky at intermediate angular scales
Observations of a low-background region of sky at high Galactic latitude in a frequency band centered at nu = 90 GHz reveal highly significant detections of anisotropy on intermediate (aprroximately 1 deg) angular scales. The instrument is a 2 x 2 array of bolometric detectors operating at 50 mK, coupled to a 0.75 m off-axis parabolic telescope by single-mode corrugated feedhorns. The FWHM beamwidth of the instrument is 0.75 deg, with a beamswitch of +/- 2.75 deg on the sky. Interpreting the detected fluctuations as due to anisotropy in the cosmic microwave background, a likelihood analysis assuming a Gaussian correlation function in the temperature fluctuations yields most likely values of (delta T)/T of 3.1(sub -0.9)(sup +2.5) x 10(exp -5) and 3.8(sub -1.2)(sup +2.9) x 10(exp -5) at a coherence angle of 1.0 deg, for the left- and right-hand detectors, respectively. The stated errors are 95% confidence limits. Confirmation at other frequencies is required to rule out the possibility of foreground contamination.
Dragovan, M.↗
Microwave Radiometers from 0.6 to 22 GHz for Juno, a Polar Orbiter around Jupiter
A compact radiometer instrument is under development at JPL for Juno, the next NASA New Frontiers mission, scheduled to launch in 2011. This instrument is called the MWR (MicroWave Radiometer), and its purpose is to measure the thermal emission from Jupiter's atmosphere at selected frequencies from 0.6 to 22 GHz. The objective is to measure the distributions and abundances of water and ammonia in Jupiter's atmosphere, with the goal of understanding the previously unobserved dynamics of the subcloud atmosphere, and to discriminate among models for planetary formation in our solar system. The MWR instrument is currently being developed to address these science questions for the Juno mission. As part of a deep space mission aboard a solar-powered spacecraft, MWR is designed to be compact, lightweight, and low power. The entire MWR instrument consists of six individual radiometer channels with approximately 4% bandwidth at 0.6, 1.25,2.6,5.2, 10,22 GHz operating in direct detection mode. Each radiometer channel has up to 80 dB of gain with a noise figure of several dB. The highest frequency channel uses a corrugated feedhorn and waveguide transmission lines, whereas all other channels use highly phase stable coaxial cables and either patch array or waveguide slot array antennas. Slot waveguide array antennas were chosen for the low loss at the next three highest frequencies and patch array antennas were implemented due to the mass constraint at the two lowest frequencies. The six radiometer channels receive their voltage supplies and control lines from an electronics unit that also provides the instrument communication interface to the Juno spacecraft. For calibration purposes each receiver has integrated noise diodes, a Dicke switch, and temperature sensors near each component that contributes to the noise figure. In addition, multiple sensors will be placed along the RF transmission lines and the antennas in order to measure temperature gradients. All antennas and RF transmission lines must withstand low temperatures and the harsh radiation environment surrounding Jupiter; the receivers and control electronics are protected by a radiation-shielding enclosure on the Juno spacecraft that also provides for a benign and stable operating temperature environment. This paper will focus on the concept of the MWR instrument and will present results of one breadboard receiver channel.
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Compound-taper feedhorn for the DSN 70-meter antennas
A novel X-band feedhorn was designed for the Deep Space Network (DSN) 70-meter antennas. The feedhorn is a compound-taper structure consisting of a corrugated flared section and a corrugated straight section. This feedhorn is designed to closely initiate the characteristics of the standard feedhorn, while providing the proper phase center location, without adding any significant loss to the system. The use of the existing feedhorn and the ease of manufacturing the corrugated straight section have resulted in major overall cost savings.
Manshadi, F.↗
Compound-taper feed horn for NASA 70-m antennas
A novel X-band feedhorn was designed for the Deep Space Network (DSN) 70-meter antennas. The feedhorn is a compound-taper structure consisting of a corrugated flared section and a corrugated straight section. This feedhorn is designed to closely imitate the characteristics of the standard feedhorn, while providing the proper phase center location, without adding any significant loss to the system. The use of the existing feedhorn and the ease of manufacturing the corrugated straight section have resulted in major overall cost savings.
Manshadi, Farzin↗
Design of throat section of conical corrugated horns
A simple graphical method is presented for designing the junction between a conical corrugated horn and a smooth-wall circular waveguide. The method gives both an insight into the field behavior along the horn and an indication of the reflection coefficient at the horn-waveguide junction. It has been applied to the design of the DSN X-S band feedhorn and an improved corrugated throat section.
Olver, A. D.↗
Feasibility of inertialess conscan utilizing modified DSN feedsystems
The closed-loop conical-scan (conscan) technique has proven to be a useful method for pointing the DSN antennas more accurately than is possible by open-loop methods. As presently implemented, the antenna beam is scanned about the received signal direction by physical movement of the antenna. While straightforward, this approach has at least two disadvantages. Firstly, because of structural distortions, finite angle encoder resolution, and drive servo response, the actual antenna beam direction only approximates the commanded beam direction. Secondly, because of the large mass moved during scan, the rate of scan is severely restricted. If there are significant gain or signal level variations during a scan period, the conscan system interprets these variations as antenna pointing error. Both of these disadvantages would be alleviated in an inertialess conscan system in which the beam scanning was performed electronically. Recently, standard JPL antenna feedhorn software was upgraded to calculate, among other things, asymmetric corrugated horn radiation patterns of the type that would be needed for electronic beam scan. The required horn excitation is discussed and the results were described.
Potter, P. D.↗
Microwave Transmitter With Multimode Output Section
Output-waveguide structure transports 400 kW of continuous-wave signal power at 34.5 GHz. Transmitter generates 400 kW of continuous-wave (CW) signal power. Main feature of conceptual design of this microwave transmitter is output section. Output waveguide structure includes mode converter, directional coupler, polarization monitor, and corrugated overmoded output section. Output directional pattern suitable for antenna illumination without flared feedhorn.
Hoppe, Daniel J.↗
A Low Cross-Polarization Smooth-Walled Horn with Improved Bandwidth
Corrugated feed horns offer excellent beam symmetry, main beam efficiency, and cross-polar response over wide bandwidths, but can be challenging to fabricate. An easier-to-manufacture smooth-walled feed is explored that approximates these properties over a finite bandwidth. The design, optimization and measurement of a monotonically-profiled, smooth-walled scalar feedhorn with a diffraction-limited approximately 7 degrees full width at half maximum (FWHM) is presented. The feed was demonstrated to have low cross polarization (<-30 dB) across the frequency range 33-45 GHz (30% fractional bandwidth). A return loss better than -28 dB was measured across the band.
Zeng, Lingzhen↗
A Low Cross-Polarization Smooth-Walled Horn with Improved Bandwidth
Corrugated feed horns offer excellent beam symmetry, main beam efficiency, and cross-polar response over wide bandwidths, but can be challenging to fabricate. An easier-to-manufacture smooth-walled feed is explored that approximates these properties over a finite bandwidth. The design, optimization and measurement of a monotonically-profiled, smooth-walled scalar feedhorn with a diffraction-limited approx. 14deg FWHM beam is presented. The feed was demonstrated to have low cross polarization (<-30 dB) across the frequency range 33-45 GHz (30% fractional bandwidth). A power reflection below -28 dB was measured across the band.
Zeng, Lingzhen↗