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Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer

Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer. Breana Branham in the ASU Low-Frequency Cosmology Laboratory Mentor Professor Judd Bowman Special thanks to Hamdi Mani and Jose Chavez. Outline. Radio Telescopes The Murchison Widefield Array Explanation of Device Creation of Device

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Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer

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  1. Multi-Channel Receiver Analyzer Breana Branham in the ASU Low-Frequency Cosmology Laboratory Mentor Professor Judd Bowman Special thanks to Hamdi Mani and Jose Chavez

  2. Outline • Radio Telescopes • The Murchison Widefield Array • Explanation of Device • Creation of Device • Project Completion

  3. 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/

  4. Initial Device Design

  5. Building Components • Inverts the voltage to power the negative logic switches • Circuit Design • Soldering • Testing • Troubleshooting

  6. 3D Model

  7. Creating the Exterior • AutoCAD Drawings • Machine Shop • Add LEDs and SMA connectors

  8. Project Completion • 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. http://www.haystack.mit.edu/mwa/

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