Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 22, Issue 12, 1370(2024)

Structure disturbance compensation of radio telescope based on phased array feed

NIU Shengpu1...2,3, WU Yang1,2,3, KONG Deqing1,2,3, and HUO Keqiang1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1The 54th Research Institute of CETC, Shijiazhuang Hebei 050081, China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy Technology, Shijiazhuang Hebei 050081, China
  • 3National Astronomical Observatory, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
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    To address the issues of feed perturbation and reflector surface deformation in large radio telescope antennas caused by gravity, wind, and solar radiation, phased array feed technology is employed. By appropriately exciting each unit, the amplitude and phase errors resulting from feed perturbation and reflector surface deformation are compensated for. The performance of Gaussian feeds and phased array feeds under three different conditions is compared, and simulation results indicate that phased array feeds can not only correct the pointing deviation caused by feed perturbation but also compensate for the phase errors caused by reflector deformation, thereby enhancing the performance of the beam. Phased array feeds convert traditional mechanical surface adjustments to electronic surface compensation, which not only improves the performance of the antenna but also reduces resource consumption, making them suitable for large radio telescope antennas.

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    NIU Shengpu, WU Yang, KONG Deqing, HUO Keqiang. Structure disturbance compensation of radio telescope based on phased array feed[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2024, 22(12): 1370

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    Received: Dec. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2025

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2023401

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