JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov PHAROS PHased Arrays for Reflector Observing Systems THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Faraday Prototype Test runs at WSRT repeated in July and October this year Good results on the final run: Full match between simulation and measurements!
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Faraday Prototype More details reported next week …….
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov RECAP PHAROS System Parameters Frequency range GHz (optimal for GHz) Number of antenna elements 2x (14 x 13) = 364 Number of beams 4, with 13 elements per beam Polarisation single T sys < 20 K
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Cryostat enclosure
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Beam-former
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Antenna array
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov
9 power splitters beam- former LNAs Beam-former
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Cryostat
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Control and calibration
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Advanced technology MMIC run 70nm GaAs mHEMT run executed Designs from, MECSA/INAF, ASTRON and CSIRO LNAs, 0.4GHz GHz Vectormods, phaseshifter
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Summary progress Antenna array: prototyping completed, to be ordered MMICs: Produced tested and available Cryostat: design completed, to be ordered Waiting for BF finalization Beamformer: prototyping completed, final design needed Control and Calibration: principle design done
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Summary progress, constraints UMAN progress on hold for 4 months due to priority shift UMAN design/production and test of the BF on the critical path due to (too) late start: direct impact on schedule Delay causes project efficiency problems (€?)
JGBdV RadioNet Westerbork Nov Summary progress, euros MECSA: completion expected within budget ASTRON: manhour costs overrun expected INAF: no budget constraints UBIR: no budget constraints TCfA: no budget constraints UMAN: tbd