Research papers

The European Space Agency is currently working on realizing the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) which is a satellite-based multi-frequency microwave radiometer and one of the most ambitious missions of the Copernicus space segment. In this paper, results from the…

The Copernicus Microwave Imaging Radiometer (CIMR) employs a 7.1 m conical scanning mesh reflector antenna rotating at 7.8 rpm that operates from L to Ka band. Demanding radiometric accuracies and sensitivities at few tenths of a Kelvin at high spatial…

A baffle has the purpose of preventing the feed of a compact antenna test range to radiate in the quiet zone and it is typically constituted by a cylindrical structure covered by pyramidal absorbers. In this paper we describe the…

This work details the results of a so-called uncertainty quantification analysis conducted on the SKALA 4.2 log-periodic antenna, itself the intended production model of the antenna element for the SKA-Low Antenna Array. The antenna is modelled using the high-order Method…

A reflectarray has been designed and measured. The reflectarray is intended for use as downlink antenna on the 2-by-3 unit surface of 6U and 12U CubeSats in the X band from 8.025 GHz to 8.4 GHz. A main design requirement…