TY - GEN
T1 - The Design of a Two-element Radio Interferometer Using Satellite TV Equipment
AU - Latief, Tauriq
AU - Winberg, Simon
AU - Mishra, Amit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.
PY - 2021/8/27
Y1 - 2021/8/27
N2 - With the development of sophisticated radio astronomy instruments, there is a need to develop an affordable educational instrument that can be used for demonstration purposes. In this paper, the design and testing of a two-element radio interferometer capable of fulfilling this need is presented. This system can be used in smaller training courses to provide students with a hands-on experience of the electronics and the assembly of a basic interferometer, which would enhance students' understanding of larger, professional systems. In an effort to reduce cost and waste, the receiver comprised of reused commercial satellite TV equipment, such as dishes and low-noise block down-converters (LNBs). Additional customized printed circuit boards (PCBs) were developed to perform correlation using the adding interferometer architecture. The interferometer was successful in detecting and observing the sun's fringes, which was further resolved along a 3 m baseline.
AB - With the development of sophisticated radio astronomy instruments, there is a need to develop an affordable educational instrument that can be used for demonstration purposes. In this paper, the design and testing of a two-element radio interferometer capable of fulfilling this need is presented. This system can be used in smaller training courses to provide students with a hands-on experience of the electronics and the assembly of a basic interferometer, which would enhance students' understanding of larger, professional systems. In an effort to reduce cost and waste, the receiver comprised of reused commercial satellite TV equipment, such as dishes and low-noise block down-converters (LNBs). Additional customized printed circuit boards (PCBs) were developed to perform correlation using the adding interferometer architecture. The interferometer was successful in detecting and observing the sun's fringes, which was further resolved along a 3 m baseline.
KW - analogue complex correlator
KW - radio interferometer
KW - satellite TV equipment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115055432&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICECCE52056.2021.9514076
DO - 10.1109/ICECCE52056.2021.9514076
M3 - Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
AN - SCOPUS:85115055432
T3 - 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering, ICECCE 2021
BT - 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering, ICECCE 2021
PB - IEEE Press
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Communication and Computer Engineering, ICECCE 2021
Y2 - 12 June 2021 through 13 June 2021
ER -