AbstractsAstronomy & Space Science

A radiometric receiver for measuring red-shifted 21cm emission from the Epoch of Reionisation

by Mehran Mossammaparast




Institution: Curtin University of Technology
Department: Imaging and Applied Physics, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy
Year: 2014
Record ID: 1054056
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Abstract

This thesis presents the design, construction and performance of a specialised, low noise, compact radiometric receiver optimised for Epoch of Reionisation experiments. This project developed an optimum radiometer configuration to achieve resolution and calibration stability below 100 mK including total power, noise adding, comparison switched or hybrid mode configuration. The results showed that the receiver should achieve under 100 mK resolution for a 9 day of observation once integrated into an experimental EoR system.