SRT Project Book

Version 1

 

Elena Cenacchi

e.cenacchi@ira.inaf.it

 

Last update : 13 May 2007

 

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SRT PROJECT BOOK (EN)

 

1. Introduction and General Specification

2. Antenna Design and Structure

2.1 Foundation

2.2 Azimuth Wheel

2.3 Alidade

2.4 Elevation Wheel

2.5 Primary Reflector

2.5.1 Shaping

2.5.2 Active surface

2.6 Quadrupod and Secondary Reflector

2.6.1 Wobbling

2.7 Pointing Errors

2.8 Specification Summary

2.8.1 Observation condition

2.8.2 Surface accuracy

2.8.3 Pointing accuracy

3. Optics

3.1 Primary Focus

3.2 Gregorian Focus

3.3 BWG Foci

3.4 Servosystems Specifications

4. Front End

4.1 Feeds and Receivers

4.2 Distributions

4.2.1 Local Oscillator

4.2.2 IF

4.2.3 Reference

4.3 Control Room

5. Antenna Efficiency and System Temperatures

6. I-VLBI

7. Observing Modes

7.1 ON-OFF Techniques

7.2 Mapping Techniques

7.3 Pulsar

7.4 VLBI

8. Back End

8.1 Multifunction

8.2 Total Power

8.3 VLBI

9. Observing Interface