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Low Noise Performance Perspectives Of Wideband Aperture Phased Arrays

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A general analysis of phased array noise properties and measurements, applied to one square meter tiles of the Thousand Element Array (THEA), has resulted in a procedure to define the noise budget for a THEA-tile (Woestenburg and Dijkstra, 2003). The THEA system temperature includes LNA and receiver noise, antenna connecting loss, noise coupling between antenna elements and other possible contributions. This paper discusses the various noise contributions to the THEA system temperature and identifies the areas where improvement can be realized. We will present better understanding of the individual noise contributions using measurements and analysis of single antenna/receiver elements. An improved design for a 1-m2 Low Noise Tile (LNT) will be discussed and optimized low noise performance for the LNT is presented. We will also give future perspectives of the noise performance for such tiles, in relation to the requirements for SKA in the 1 GHz frequency range.

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    E. E. M. Woestenburg & J. C. Kuenen

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Woestenburg, E.E.M., Kuenen, J.C. Low Noise Performance Perspectives Of Wideband Aperture Phased Arrays. Exp Astron 17, 89–99 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-005-6382-5

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