3 papers
astro-ph.IM2021
Mechanical and Optical Design of the HIRAX Radio Telescope
Benjamin R. B. Saliwanchik, Aaron Ewall-Wice, Devin Crichton +19
The Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX) is a planned interferometric radio telescope array that will ultimately consist of 1024 close packed 6 m dishes tha…
astro-ph.IM2021
Design and implementation of a noise temperature measurement system for the Hydrogen Intensity and Real-time Analysis eXperiment (HIRAX)
Emily R. Kuhn, Benjamin R. B. Saliwanchik, Maile Harris +24
This paper describes the design, implementation, and verification of a test-bed for determining the noise temperature of radio antennas operating between 400-800MHz. The requiremen…
astro-ph.CO2019
CMB sky for an off-center observer in a local void I: framework for forecasts
Viraj Nistane, Giulia Cusin, Martin Kunz
The Universe is not perfectly homogeneous, the large scale structure forms overdense regions and voids. In this paper, we consider the possibility that we occupy a special position…