The U.S. design concept for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) program is based on utilizing a large number of small-diameter dish antennas in the 12 to 15 meter diameter range. The Technology Development Project (TDP) is planning to design and build the first of these antennas to provide a demonstration of the technology and a solid base on which to estimate costs. The latest considerations for selecting both the optics and feed design are presented.


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    Title :

    Update on the SKA Offset Optics Design for the U.S. Technology Development Project


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE ; 2011 ; Big Sky, MT, United States



    Publication date :

    2011-03-02


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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