Thermal Design and Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes and Their Enclosures

by Albert Greve and Michael Bremer

Book Overview

Radio telescopes as well as communication antennas operate under the influence of gravity, temperature and wind. Among those, temperature influences may degrade the performance of a radio telescope through transient changes of the focus, pointing, path length and sensitivity, often in an unpredictable way. Thermal Design and Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes and their Enclosures reviews the design and construction principles of radio telescopes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642038662
• ISBN13: 9783642038662
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"