Hybrid ADS-based techniques for radio astronomy array design

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 6 PART 1, 2011, Pages 1817-1827

  Oliveri, Giacomo ^a   Caramanica, Federico ^a   Massa, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Almost difference sets; correlator array antennas; coverage; genetic algorithms; particle swarm optimizer; radio astronomy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL DESIGN; ARRAY DESIGN; COVERAGE; CROSS ARRAY; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DIFFERENCE SETS; LOW CORRELATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZER; PEAK SIDELOBE LEVEL; SPEED OF CONVERGENCE; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; U-V COVERAGE;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RADAR ASTRONOMY; RADIO ASTRONOMY;

DESIGN;

EID: 79958012491     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2122228     Document Type: Article

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