Influence of an extended source on goniopolarimetry (or direction finding) with cassini and solar terrestrial relations observatory radio receivers

Radio Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Cecconi, B ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSINI; CROSS CORRELATIONS; DIRECTION FINDING; ELECTRIC DIPOLE ANTENNA; EXTENDED SOURCES; FREQUENCY RECEIVERS; HALF-WIDTH; POLARIZATION STATE; RADIO SOURCES; SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL RELATIONS; THREE-AXIS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA WAVES; RADIO DIRECTION FINDING SYSTEMS;

RADIO RECEIVERS;

EID: 70350002122     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006RS003458     Document Type: Article

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