Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer
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Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer
Breana Branhamin the ASU Low-Frequency Cosmology Laboratory
Mentor Professor Judd BowmanSpecial thanks to Hamdi Mani and Jose Chavez
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Outline
• Radio Telescopes• The Murchison Widefield Array• Explanation of Device• Creation of Device• Project Completion
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The Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)
• Radio Telescopes• Research Goals of
MWA• Combining signals
using beamformer• Creating an
automated device to feasibly test all tiles
http://www.icrar.org/
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Initial Device Design
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Building Components
• Inverts the voltage to power the negative logic switches
• Circuit Design• Soldering• Testing• Troubleshooting
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3D Model
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Creating the Exterior
• AutoCAD Drawings
• Machine Shop
• Add LEDs and SMA connectors
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• The hardware is now being completed and the software implemented.
• The device will be taken to Australia to use for testing the beamformer components before their deployment to the telescope.
Project Completion
http://www.haystack.mit.edu/mwa/