Design of PHAROS2 Phased Array Feed

A. Navarrini; J. Monari; A. Scalambra; A. Melis; R. Concu; G. Naldi; A. MacCaferri; A. Cattani; P. Ortu; J. Roda; F. Perini; G. Comoretto; M. Morsiani; A. Ladu; S. Rusticelli; A. Mattana; P. Marongiu; A. Saba; M. Schiaffino; E. Carretti; F. Schilliro; E. Urru; G. Pupillo; M. Poloni; T. Pisanu; R. Nesti; G. Muntoni; K. Zarb Adami; A. Magro; R. Chiello; L. Liu; K. Grainge; M. Keith; M. Pantaleev; W. Van Cappellen

doi:10.23919/URSI-AT-RASC.2018.8471305

Design of PHAROS2 Phased Array Feed

A. Navarrini, J. Monari, A. Scalambra, A. Melis, R. Concu, G. Naldi, A. MacCaferri, A. Cattani, P. Ortu, J. Roda, F. Perini, G. Comoretto, M. Morsiani, A. Ladu, S. Rusticelli, A. Mattana, P. Marongiu, A. Saba, M. Schiaffino, E. CarrettiF. Schilliro, E. Urru, G. Pupillo, M. Poloni, T. Pisanu, R. Nesti, G. Muntoni, K. Zarb Adami, A. Magro, R. Chiello, L. Liu, K. Grainge, M. Keith, M. Pantaleev, W. Van Cappellen

The University of Manchester

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Abstract

We describe the design and architecture of PHAROS2, a cryogenically cooled 4-8 GHz Phased Array Feed (PAF) demonstrator with digital beamformer for radio astronomy application. The instrument will be capable of synthesizing four independent single-polarization beams by combining 24 active elements of an array of Vivaldi antennas. PHAROS2, the upgrade of PHAROS (PHased Arrays for Reflector Observing Systems), features: a) commercial cryogenic LNAs with state-of-the-art performance, b) a 'Warm Section' for signal filtering, conditioning and single downconversion to select a≈275 MHz: Intermediate Frequency (IF) bandwidth within the 4-8 GHz Radio Frequency (RF) band, c) an IF signal transportation by analog WDM (Wavelength Division Mutiplexing) fiber-optic link, and d) a FPGA-based Italian Tile Processing Module (iTPM) digital backend. PHAROS2 will be mounted at the primary focus of the 76-m diameter Lovell radio telescope (Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK) for technical and scientific validation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9789082598735
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/URSI-AT-RASC.2018.8471305
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2018
Event	2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018 - Gran Canaria, Spain Duration: 28 May 2018 → 1 Jun 2018

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Conference	2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Gran Canaria
Period	28/05/18 → 1/06/18

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Navarrini, A., Monari, J., Scalambra, A., Melis, A., Concu, R., Naldi, G., MacCaferri, A., Cattani, A., Ortu, P., Roda, J., Perini, F., Comoretto, G., Morsiani, M., Ladu, A., Rusticelli, S., Mattana, A., Marongiu, P., Saba, A., Schiaffino, M., ... Van Cappellen, W. (2018). Design of PHAROS2 Phased Array Feed. In 2018 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018 Article 8471305 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.23919/URSI-AT-RASC.2018.8471305

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Navarrini, A, Monari, J, Scalambra, A, Melis, A, Concu, R, Naldi, G, MacCaferri, A, Cattani, A, Ortu, P, Roda, J, Perini, F, Comoretto, G, Morsiani, M, Ladu, A, Rusticelli, S, Mattana, A, Marongiu, P, Saba, A, Schiaffino, M, Carretti, E, Schilliro, F, Urru, E, Pupillo, G, Poloni, M, Pisanu, T, Nesti, R, Muntoni, G, Adami, KZ, Magro, A, Chiello, R, Liu, L, Grainge, K, Keith, M, Pantaleev, M & Van Cappellen, W 2018, Design of PHAROS2 Phased Array Feed. in 2018 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018., 8471305, IEEE, 2nd URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, AT-RASC 2018, Gran Canaria, Spain, 28/05/18. https://doi.org/10.23919/URSI-AT-RASC.2018.8471305

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