Space Antenna Handbook

Index

absorptivity

active antenna

active (phased) arrays

active reflectarrays

adhesive

aluminium alloys

antenna impedance (or impedance)

antenna noise temperature

antenna panel

aperiodic arrays

aperture illumination

Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)

array

array-fed shaped (sub)reflector

astromesh antenna

atomic oxygen

axial-ratio

azimuth resolution

bandwidth

beam forming networks

beam pointing

beryllium

boom

broadcasting satellites

buckling

carbon fibre

Cassini HGA

CEM

center-fed reflector

CFIE

charged particle radiation

circular (polarization)

communications satellites

compact antenna test ranges

compass

complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)

conical spiral antennas

contoured—beam

cosmic background explorer satellite (COBE)

cosmic microwave background (CMB)

cosmic rays

cruise

Cryogenic Aperture Large Infrared Space Telescope Observatory (CALISTO)

CubeSat

cylindrical near field

data downlink

debris

deep space antennas

deep space exploration

deployable antenna

deployable mesh reflectors

descent low gain antenna (DLGA)

Descent Stage UHF (DUHF) antenna

dichroic subreflectors

Differential Microwave Radiometer (DMR)

dimpling

diplexers

dipole

direct radiating array (DRA)

directivity

disaster monitoring constellation

distortion

dual—reflector

EFIE

efficiency

eigenfrequency

EIRP

electro magnetic compatibility (EMC)

electro static discharge (ESD)

emissivity

environmental test facilities

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)

far-field

far ...