Evaluating the Performance of a Decimeter-Wave Software Defined Receiver for Radio Astronomy
Presentation Type
Poster/Portfolio
Presenter Major(s)
Physics
Mentor Information
Douglas Furton
Department
Physics
Location
Kirkhof Center KC59
Start Date
11-4-2012 9:00 AM
Keywords
Information, Innovation, and Technology, Physical Science, Technology
Abstract
Jupiter and the Sun emit radio waves across a broad bandwidth of frequencies due to their large magnetic fields. Studying these radio wave emissions can help us learn more about Jupiter and the sun (NASA). A group of engineering students at Grand Valley State University developed a software-defined radio receiver to monitor the radio wave emission from both Jupiter and the Sun (Behnke). Software defined radios are capable of monitoring and recording wide ranges of frequencies; this receiver was designed to record with a bandwidth of 1 MHz centered at 20.1 MHz. The software defined receiver will be set up at Stephen F. Wessling Observatory in Fremont, Michigan and its capabilities will be compared to that of the standard Jove radio receiver distributed by NASA.
Evaluating the Performance of a Decimeter-Wave Software Defined Receiver for Radio Astronomy
Kirkhof Center KC59
Jupiter and the Sun emit radio waves across a broad bandwidth of frequencies due to their large magnetic fields. Studying these radio wave emissions can help us learn more about Jupiter and the sun (NASA). A group of engineering students at Grand Valley State University developed a software-defined radio receiver to monitor the radio wave emission from both Jupiter and the Sun (Behnke). Software defined radios are capable of monitoring and recording wide ranges of frequencies; this receiver was designed to record with a bandwidth of 1 MHz centered at 20.1 MHz. The software defined receiver will be set up at Stephen F. Wessling Observatory in Fremont, Michigan and its capabilities will be compared to that of the standard Jove radio receiver distributed by NASA.