Dual Band MM-Wave Receiver for Onsala 20 m Antenna
2014
We present the design and the first light results for the new dual band receiver (4 mm and 3 mm bands) for
Onsala Observatory 20 m antenna. For single dish operation, the receiver uses innovative on-source/off-source
optical switch. Within the same optical layout, the switch, in combination with additional optical components,
provides 2 calibration loads and sideband measurements possibilities. The optics layout of the receiver uses
offset elliptical cold mirrors for both channels whereas the on-off switch employs flat mirrors only. The 3 mm
channel employs 2SB dual polarization receiver with OMT, 4-8 GHz IF, x 2pol x (USB+LSB). The cryostat has 4
optical widows made of HDPE with anti-reflection corrugations, two for the signal and two for each frequency
band cold load. The cryostat employs a two stage cryocooler RDK 408D2 and uses anti-vibration suspension of
the cold-head to minimize impact of the vibrations on the receiver stability. The LO system is based on Gunn
oscillator with PLL and two mechanical tuners for broadband operation, providing independently tunable LO
power for each polarization. At the conference, we will present details on the receiver optics, cryostat design
and the result of the first on-sky observations.
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