Electroformed front-end at 100 GHz for radio-astronomical applications

Microwave Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 112-120

  Banham, R ^a   Valsecchi, G ^a   Lucci, L ^b   Pelosi, G ^b   Selleri, S ^b   Natale, V ^c   Nesti, R ^c   Tofani, G ^d  

^a Media Lario Srli   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^d OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORTHO-MODE TRANSDUCERS; POLARIZATION PURITY; RADIO-ASTRONOMICAL RECEIVERS;

ALUMINUM; ASTRONOMY; BANDWIDTH; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROFORMING;

EID: 24344459364     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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