Calibration and testing of the MEXART antenna using solar transits

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1824-1827

  Gonzalez Esparza J A ^a   Carrillo, A ^a   Andrade, E ^a   Sierra, P ^b   Vazquez, S ^b   Rodriguez C ^c   Perez Enriquez R ^c   Kurtz, S ^d   Blanco Cano, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía Calle 212   (Cuba)

^c CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^d CENTRO DE RADIOASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Instruments and techniques; Interplanetary scintillation; Radiotelescopes; Space weather

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; SCINTILLATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

DIPOLES; INTERPLANETARY SCINTILLATIONS (IPS); SOLAR TRANSITS; SPACE WEATHER;

RADIO TELESCOPES;

EID: 33846172342     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.09.032     Document Type: Article

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