Antenna characterization for the HIRAX experiment

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Kuhn, Emily R, Saliwanchik, Benjamin R B, Bandura, Kevin, Bianco, Michele, Chiang, H Cynthia, Crichton, Devin, Deng, Meiling, Gaddam, Sindhu, Gerodias, Kit, Austin Gumba, Harris, Maile, Moodley, Kavilan, Mugundhan, V, Newburgh, Laura, Peterson, Jeffrey, Pieters, Elizabeth, Polish, Anna R, Refregier, Alexandre, Sampath, Ajith, Santos, Mario G, Sengate, Onkabetse, Sievers, Jonathan, Smith, Ema, Tyndall, Will, Walters, Anthony, Weltman, Amanda, Wulf, Dallas
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 25.07.2022
• Subjects: Anechoic chambers; Antenna design; Antennas; Beams (radiation); Dark energy; Differential thermal analysis; Equations of state; Large scale structure of the universe; Measurement techniques; Noise measurement; Noise temperature; Peak frequency; Radio bursts; Red shift; Room temperature

The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) aims to improve constraints on the dark energy equation of state through measurements of large-scale structure at high redshift (\(0.8<z<2.5\)), while serving as a state-of-the-art fast radio burst detector. Bright galactic foreg...