S. Montebugnoli 2 nd SKADS Workshop 10-11 October 2007 Stelio Montebugnoli IRA - INAF- Italy.

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S. Montebugnoli2nd SKADS Workshop 10-11 October 2007

Stelio MontebugnoliIRA - INAF- Italy

Main points…Main points…

• DS6-T1: Design of subsystems • DS6-T2: Development and demonstration

• DS6-T3: Assesment of performance

• DS6-T4: Phased array on concentrators

DS-6 ScenarioDS-6 Scenario

DS-6 is aimed to the construction of 3 demonstrators, different in size, based on a large existing platform equipped with cylindrical concentrators (Northern Cross array located in Medicina, near Bologna -Italy-)

Deliverables:Deliverables:1- LNAs, Analog Optical link, IF stages2- Wideband A/D converter, at least 1 GS/sec @ 8bit3- Ultra fast data processing4- Reliability prediction

Achieved milestones Achieved milestones and deliverablesand deliverables DS6-T1 DS6-T1

IF Input (Optical link)

Intermediate Freq Block

Data Proc Cluster

Reliability Prediction

High performance Front–End

High performance Front end

Low cost Optical Link Analogue Optical link

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Achieved milestones and Achieved milestones and deliverables DS6-T2deliverables DS6-T2

• DS-6 T2: Development and demonstration of the

BEST-1 a small platform as part of the NC (408 MHz)

BEST-1176 m2

4 rx – 1 N/S cylinder

1 Rx=¼ of NS cylinder

4 RX =1 NS cylinder

Aug. 2005

• DS-6 T2: Development and demonstration of the

BEST-2 a large SKA platform as part of the NC (408 MHz)

BEST-21410 m2

32 rx – 8 N/S cylinders

(Equivalent to a 42 mt(Equivalent to a 42 mtdish antenna)dish antenna)

• DS-6 T2: Development and demonstration of the BEST-2, a large SKA platform as part of the NC (408 MHz)

NF=0.45dB Tn=32K Gain=60dB BW=16MHz@408MHz OIP3>+33dBm

Input RL>15dB Output RL>10dB Power Supply=10-15Volt@=245mA

=1310nm NF=36dBdB Gain=-25dB BW=(0.1-1)GHz IIP3>+33dBm

Input RL>15dB Output RL>20dB Power Supply=(12-15)Volt@=75mA

Opticalfibre fromthe front-end

4 x A/D @ 8 bit(1.0 GS/sec)

• DS-6 T2: Development and demonstration of the BEST-2, a large SKA platform as part of the NC (408 MHz).

• The final IF and data processing system for the BEST-2 demonstrator

NC telescopeprotected band3 MHz@408 MHz

BEST-2 BandwidthBEST-2 Bandwidth

Receivers

Transit of Cassiopeia Oct. 2007Transit of Cassiopeia Oct. 2007 (Bw=16 MHz, waterfall plot)(Bw=16 MHz, waterfall plot)

BEST-2 “FIRST LIGHT”BEST-2 “FIRST LIGHT”

Transit of Cassiopeia Oct. 2007Transit of Cassiopeia Oct. 2007 (Bw=16 MHz, 2D plot)(Bw=16 MHz, 2D plot)

BEST-2 “FIRST LIGHT”BEST-2 “FIRST LIGHT”

DS6-T2 : future stepDS6-T2 : future step

BEST-37464 m2 (2008) (Equivalent to a 100 m(Equivalent to a 100 mdish antenna)dish antenna)

564 mt

640 mt

DS6-T3: Assessment of Performace

BEST-1: Pn obtained with . GRASP

; , ; , sin

; , ,; , sin

P T d d

TP d d

Tsys computed:

= 86.3 K

1 0.045 2100 94.5sys BEST eqT G Flux K Jy Jy K

110 0.045

A K KG

k Jy Jy

Tsys measured:

F=408 MHz

Potential of FPAs for Potential of FPAs for cylinders DS-6 T4cylinders DS-6 T4

• DS4-T4:Phased array on concentrators

• This is a T0+32 task but some preliminary mechanical

considerations could simplify in a near future the installation of a 4x4 antennas (i.e. a subset of EMBRACE) on the focal line of one cilyndrical concentrator ...useful to test on the

field the deliverables from:• DS-4 T1 • DS-4 T3 • DS-4 T4• DS-4 T6

Next milestone, next deliverable

• T1 -MilestoneMilestone: - End of design BEST-3 (T0+28 m)

-Deliverables:Deliverables: - Analogue opt. links

- calibration of large array

• T2 --MilestoneMilestone: - End of construction of BEST-3 (T0+40 m)

-Deliverables-Deliverables: - L.O. & Sync distrib. Scheme

- Wide Band high res. A/D - Softw. Beamform. Algorithms

- Adapt. Beamf./RFI mit. Algorithms

ConclusionConclusion

• At this date, the DS-6 milestones are reached and At this date, the DS-6 milestones are reached and deliverables ready.deliverables ready.

• The BEST-2 seen the “first light”. Calibration, adaptive The BEST-2 seen the “first light”. Calibration, adaptive beamforming and mapping of a radio source are beamforming and mapping of a radio source are expected to be ready in a couple of monthsexpected to be ready in a couple of months

• The plan is to have BEST-3 (maturity of the technology, The plan is to have BEST-3 (maturity of the technology, costs & first astronomical observation) for Tcosts & first astronomical observation) for T00 +40 m +40 m

Simulation for BEST-1- N.sensors =4- Sensor= 16 /2 dipoles - Sensor spacing=8- Samples used for R =200- Primary beam = 2o - DOA RFI = +12DOA RFI = +12oo, -23, -23oo, +30, +30oo

SimulationDOA RFIDOA RFI

RFI mitigat.->MVDR(BEST-1)

(Connection with DS-4 T3)

Simulations for BEST-2 are in progress

Achieved milestones and Achieved milestones and deliverables T2deliverables T2

RFIs mitigat.->MSC (BEST-1)(Connection with DS-4 T3)

Prelim

Achieved milestones and Achieved milestones and deliverables T2deliverables T2

• RFIs Mitigation via Polyphase filter bank (BEST-1) (Connection

with DS-4 T3)

P, Proc.

Contr.

Channel Threshold

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Preliminary test

S. Montebugnoli 2 nd SKADS Workshop 10-11 October 2007 Stelio Montebugnoli IRA - INAF- Italy.

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