Conical spiral antennas for the Square Kilometre Array - a feasibility study

dc.contributor.author	Jiwani, Aziz Mohamed Husein
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Peter Hall
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Anathkrishnan
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Adrian Sutinjo
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Shantanu Padhi
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T09:47:06Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T09:47:06Z
dc.date.created	2014-05-20T05:39:54Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/200
dc.description.abstract	The Square Kilometre Array is a next-generation radio telescope originally slated to operate at 70 – 450 MHz frequency in its lowest band (SKA-low). This thesis examines aspects of SKA-low station design and finds that two-stage beamforming produces acceptable performance. Additionally, single- and dual-polarised conical spirals are evaluated as candidate SKA-low elements. Though neither versions are strong candidates for SKA, the single-polarised spiral is an excellent antenna for use in Global Epoch of Reionisation experiments.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	Conical spiral antennas for the Square Kilometre Array - a feasibility study
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	MPhil
curtin.department	School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
curtin.accessStatus	Open access