Modelling of antennas and calibration of radio instruments
Friday June 6, 2014 - Meridian Room@ROB, 10h-16h
Session Conveners: Christophe Marque and Herve LamyThis one-day workshop is dedicated to the modelling of antenna and practical calibration of radio instruments used for scientific applications. We will have invited speakers to talk about the calibration of the most exciting current and future radio instruments/networks/radar such as LOFAR, Nancay radioheliograph and spectrograph, SKA, EISCAT_3D and AMISR. We will also have talks about the modelling/calibration of the BRAMS antennas, the parabolic antenna in Humain used for solar observations, and the GPS antennas used for GNSS. We finally plan some time for open discussions for potential collaborations.
Agenda
| 09:45 | Welcome |
| 10:00 | UAV-based Antenna Pattern Measurements at Low Frequencies
by Dr. Guiseppe Virone |
| 10:30 | Calibration of LOFAR antennas
by Mr. Tijs Karskens |
| 11:00 | Spectral and imaging solar observations at Nançay: calibration strategies and problems.
by Dr. Alain Kerdraon |
| 11:30 | Calibration of the BRAMS antenna & solar radio telescope in Humain
by Mr. Antonio Martinez Picar |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | Common Methods for GNSS Antenna Calibration
by Dr. Wim Aerts |
| 14:00 | GNSS antenna calibration for mini-UAV
by Dr. Marco Piras |
| 14:30 | Calibration of the AMISR phased array radar with local test antennas and modelling
by Dr. Craig Heinselman |
| 15:00 | Phase-calibration of a 2-antenna ISR system
by Dr. Björn Gustavsson |
| 15:30 | Final Discussions |
| 16:00 | End of the Meeting |
Registration & Logistics
Registration is free and can be done by adding your name in this google document. All participants are offered a free lunch and coffee.Contact: Christophe.Marque at oma.be or Herve.lamy at oma.be
Venue: Meridian Room - Royal Observatory of Belgium, Ringlaan - 3 - Avenue Circulaire, B1180 Brussels see on a map
This meeting is supported by the Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE)