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Radio holographic measurements using the MeerKAT telescope are presented for each of its supported observing bands, namely UHF (544--1087 MHz), L (856--1711 MHz) and S (1750--3499 MHz). Because the UHF-band receiver design is a scaled version of that of the L band, the electromagnetic performance in these two bands are expectedly similar to one another. Despite also being linearly polarized, S-band receivers have an entirely different design and distinct performance characteristics from the lower two bands. As introduced in previous work for the L band, evidence of higher-order waveguide mode activation also appears in S-band measurements but there are differences in its manifestation. Frequency-dependent pointing (beam squint), beam width, beam ellipticity, errorbeam, instrumental polarization and cross-polarization power measurements are illustrated for each of MeerKAT's observational bands in a side-by-side style to facilitate the comparison of features. The derivation of collimation errors and main reflector surface errors from measurements made at these relatively low observation frequencies is also discussed. Results include elevation and ambient temperature effects on collim

Author

de Villiers, Mattieu

Published

2023

Language

EN