Refurbishment and commissioning of a dual-band 23/31 GHz tipping radiometer at potential radio astronomical sites

dc.contributor.authorCuazoson, J.
dc.contributor.authorHiriart, D.
dc.contributor.authorStander, Tinus
dc.contributor.authorBotha, R.
dc.contributor.authorContreras, J.
dc.contributor.authorFerrusca, D.
dc.contributor.authorIbarra-Medel, E.
dc.contributor.authorKurtz, S.
dc.contributor.authorNeate, Reuben
dc.contributor.authorRojas, D.
dc.contributor.authorVelázquez, M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T06:44:43Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T06:44:43Z
dc.date.issued2025-04
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY : The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports on the refurbishment of a dual-band 23/31 GHz tipping radiometer previously used to measure atmospheric water vapor content at the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory. We describe the motivation for the refurbishment, provide technical details of the modifications made to the instrument, and present preliminary test results of field measurements at the site of the High Energy Stereoscopic System Observatory in Namibia. Together with other radiometric measurements, this instrument will contribute to the site characterization of potential radio astronomical observatories in southern Africa.
dc.description.departmentElectrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa; the Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCyT) of México under the South Africa–Mexico Joint Science & Technology Research Collaboration; the DGAPA-UNAM and by the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics.
dc.description.urihttps://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi
dc.identifier.citationCuazoson, J., Hiriart, D., Stander, T., Botha, R., Contreras, J., Ferrusca, D., Ibarra-Medel, E., Kurtz, S., Neate, R., Rojas, D. & Velázquez, M. Refurbishment and commissioning of a dual-band 23/31 GHz tipping radiometer at potential radio astronomical sites', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 96, no. 4, art. 044503, pp. 1-15doi : 10.1063/5.0239476.
dc.identifier.issn0034-6748 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1089-7623 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1063/5.0239476
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/103137
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physics
dc.rights© 2025 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
dc.subjectRefurbishment
dc.subjectDual-band 23/31 GHz tipping radiometer
dc.subjectTechnical details
dc.subjectPreliminary test result
dc.subjectField measurements
dc.subjectRadio astronomical observatories
dc.subjectSouthern Africa
dc.subjectWater vapor radiometer (WVR)
dc.subjectPrecipitable water vapor (PWV)
dc.titleRefurbishment and commissioning of a dual-band 23/31 GHz tipping radiometer at potential radio astronomical sites
dc.typeArticle

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