MMA Antenna Memos

Date Range: September 1982 - August 1998


MMA Memo No.Author(s)TitleDate
5 W. HorneEstimate Antenna Costs - Millimeter Array12/82
17B. MartinA Possible Optics Plan for the Multi-element Antenna06/84
27G.S. Hennessy, R.M. HjellmingEvaluation of 1 KM Millimeter Array Configurations with Attention to RMS Sidelobe Level and Antenna Number12/84
38 T.J. CornwellCrystalline Antenna Arrays1986
52J. Lamb, J. PaynePreliminary Optics Design for the Millimeter Array Antennas12/88.
57 R.M. HjellmingRelated Observing Speed of Single Antennas and Packed Arrays01/89
64 J.W. LambMinimum Spacing Constraints for MMA Antennas03/91
83J.LambThermal considerations for MMA Antennas05/92
88 M.A. HolawayPaired Antenna Phase Calibration: Residual Phase Errors and Configuration Study08/92
94J. ChengDiscussion of Slant Axis Antenna Concept 11/92
96 J.LambProposed Surface Error Budget for MMA Antennas05/93
97J. ChengSlanted -Axis Antenna Design I06/93
98 J. LambGeometry of the Slant-Axis Antenna 07/93
100J. Lamb, ForsterTemperature Measurements on BIMA 6-M Antennas - Part I: Backing Structure10/93
101J.ChengSlanted-Axis Antenna Design II10/93
106 Jingquan ChengA Slant-Axis Antenna for the MMA: Computer Simulation Results of Fast Switching01/94
107A.R. ThompsonSharing Time and/or Antennas Between Total Power and Interferometric Observations01/94.
110Jingquan ChengHomologous Offset Antenna Concept for the Millimeter Array Project03/94
115 Peter NapierPolarization Properties of an Open Cassegrain Antenna05/94
121J. ChengRectangular Panels for Offset MMa Antennas08/94
134Wm. J. WelchSome Comments on Sampling, Antenna Spacings, and Uniform Aperture Illumination08/95
135 P.J.NapierELECTROMAGNETIC PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF AN OFFSET AND A CONVENTIONAL MMA ANTENNA DESIGN09/95
141 J. ChengThermal Behavior of BIMA Antenna Dish Structure09/95
145P. J. Napier, J. Cheng, D. T. Emerson, M. A. Gordon, J. B. Lugten, J. M. Payne, W. J. Welch, D. P. WoodyAntennas for the Millimeter Wave Array10/95
163P.Napier, J. Bieging, J. Cheng, D. Emerson, M. Gordon, M. Holdaway, J. Kingsley, J. Lugten, J. Payne, D. WoodyA Strawman Optics Layout For The MMA Antenna11/96
175 Bill ShillueGain Degradation in a Symmetrical Cassegrain Antenna Due to Laterally Offset Feeds06/97
177M.A. HoldawaySensitivity Comparisions of the Various LSA/MMA Collaboration Options08/97
178M.A. HoldawayEffects of Pointing Errors on Mosaic Images with 8M, 12m, and 15m Dishes08/97
181 J.M. PayneNotes on Possible Sensors for Improving the Pointing of MMA Antennas08/97
182 J. ChengA 12-m Antenna Design for a Joint US-European Array09/97
183J. Lugten, J. WelchA Suggested Receiver Layout for the MMA Antennas09/97
186 M.A. HoldawayCalculation of Anomalous Refraction on Chajnantor09/97
189 R. LucasReference Pointing of LSA/MMA Antennas 11/97
193 T. Anderson, J. Lugten, P. Napier, D. Plathner, D. Woody, M. Bremer, J. Cheng, J. Delannoy, R. HillsReport of the LSA/MMA Antenna Study Committee12/97
197J. Cheng, J. MangumFeed Leg Blockage and Ground Radiation Pickup for Cassegrain Antennas02/98
198 T.T. Helfer, M.A. HoldawayDesign Concepts for a Strawperson Antenna Configuration for the MMA02/98
215 J. Lugten, P. Napier, J. Bieging, J. Cheng, D. Emerson, M. Fleming., M. Holdaway, J. Kingsley, J. Lamb, J. Mangum, J. Payne, W. Welch, D. Woody A Strawman Optics Layout for the MMA Antenna - Version 2 06/98


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