Detection of Solar and Jovian Radio Emissions at 20.1 MHz with a Decametric Radio Telescope Array
- Paper number
IAC-19,A7,2,4,x51910
- Author
Ms. Asmaa Alhameed, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Coauthor
Mr. Mohamed Abdelsalam, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Coauthor
Ms. Douae Nouichi, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Sharjah
- Coauthor
Dr. Ilias Fernini, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences (SCASS)
- Coauthor
Prof. Hamid Al Naimiy, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Sharjah
- Coauthor
Mr. Mohammad Rihan, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Coauthor
Mr. Mohmmad Talafha, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Sharjah
- Coauthor
Mr. Issam Abujami, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Coauthor
Ms. Sara Chaar, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Coauthor
Ms. Areej Yousef, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST)
- Year
2019
- Abstract
In recent years, dipole antennas were considered as major elements in building the next generation of low-frequency radio telescopes, fueled by technological advances and the growing interest to study radio-astronomy related phenomena. However, performing high-resolution low-frequency astronomy using a dipole antenna remains a significant concern. In this regard, arrays of dipole antenna have shown to be promising in enhancing low-frequency radio observations. This work proposes a dipole array configuration intended for monitoring the Sun and Jupiter. Analysis of the signals provides useful information about different types of activities that occur such as Io storms in Jupiter, Sun spots or solar bursts from the Sun. Built principally from inexpensive components, the array of antenna incorporates four dipole systems operating at 20.1 MHz frequency and spanning over an area of approximately 390 meters square. In this paper, insight is given on how the array configuration was systematically designed and constructed. Simulated and measured beam pattern empirical parameters are presented. The results obtained validate that higher directional gain and sensitivity are achieved with additional dipole units connected to the array system; thus, demonstrating the application prospect of this system configuration in enhancing the quality of data received over previously built conventional single dipole systems.
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