Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments

The Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) is a single instrument mission consisting of a microwave sounder operating in the 54, 89, 183 and 325 GHz bands. The optical design of the instrument consists of a feedcluster directly illuminating a crosstrack scanning mirror, keeping the instrument compact. Due t...

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Main Authors: Roland Albers, Mustafa Murat Bilgic, Karl-Erik Kempe, Alistair Bell, Axel Murk
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10681486/
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Mustafa Murat Bilgic
Karl-Erik Kempe
Alistair Bell
Axel Murk
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description The Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) is a single instrument mission consisting of a microwave sounder operating in the 54, 89, 183 and 325 GHz bands. The optical design of the instrument consists of a feedcluster directly illuminating a crosstrack scanning mirror, keeping the instrument compact. Due to the simple optics, the beams are not co-aligned and none are in the scanning mirror focal point, leading to beam divergence, asymmetry and scan angle dependent variations in spillover. Using Method of Moment (MoM) simulations of the optics as well as instrument structure, the complete farfield sphere of the instrument can be simulated up to 183 GHz. This paper contains detailed analysis of spillover, beam divergence and intercomparison of physical optics, MoM and nearfield antenna measurements for the mainbeam.
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spelling doaj-art-0d752aab8f454ff189d112f816e2dd862025-08-20T02:36:42ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation2637-64312024-01-01561795180410.1109/OJAP.2024.346260110681486Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of MomentsRoland Albers0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-2844Mustafa Murat Bilgic1Karl-Erik Kempe2Alistair Bell3https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7987-140XAxel Murk4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2949-844XInstitute of Applied Physics, Bern University, Bern, SwitzerlandTICRA, Copenhagen, DenmarkAAC Omnisys, Gothenburg, SwedenInstitute of Applied Physics, Bern University, Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute of Applied Physics, Bern University, Bern, SwitzerlandThe Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS) is a single instrument mission consisting of a microwave sounder operating in the 54, 89, 183 and 325 GHz bands. The optical design of the instrument consists of a feedcluster directly illuminating a crosstrack scanning mirror, keeping the instrument compact. Due to the simple optics, the beams are not co-aligned and none are in the scanning mirror focal point, leading to beam divergence, asymmetry and scan angle dependent variations in spillover. Using Method of Moment (MoM) simulations of the optics as well as instrument structure, the complete farfield sphere of the instrument can be simulated up to 183 GHz. This paper contains detailed analysis of spillover, beam divergence and intercomparison of physical optics, MoM and nearfield antenna measurements for the mainbeam.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10681486/Microwave radiometryquasi-opticsremote sensingMethod of Moment (MoM)antenna patterns
spellingShingle Roland Albers
Mustafa Murat Bilgic
Karl-Erik Kempe
Alistair Bell
Axel Murk
Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Microwave radiometry
quasi-optics
remote sensing
Method of Moment (MoM)
antenna patterns
title Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
title_full Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
title_fullStr Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
title_full_unstemmed Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
title_short Spillover Analysis and Mainbeam Characterisation of Arctic Weather Satellite Radiometer Using Method of Moments
title_sort spillover analysis and mainbeam characterisation of arctic weather satellite radiometer using method of moments
topic Microwave radiometry
quasi-optics
remote sensing
Method of Moment (MoM)
antenna patterns
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10681486/
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