System optimisation of multi-beam aperture synthesis arrays for survey performance

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 365-380

  Bregman, Jaap D ^a  

^a ASTRON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aperture synthesis; Multi beam; Self calibratability; Side lobe confusion; Survey performance; System optimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944539234     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-005-2872-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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