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Planck RFQM Telescope Beam Pattern - Prediction versus Measurements


Date: 24 October 2007
Satellite: Planck
Depicts: Out of focus beam pattern at 320 GHz, 2mm shim
Copyright: Thales Alenia Space

Out of focus beam pattern at 320 GHz of the Planck RFQM telescope, with a 2mm shim behind the test horn. Left: prediction, right: measurement.

The normalised signal level is colour coded in dB (same scale for both plots) and iso-contours are shown for 3, 5, 10 and 15 dB below peak.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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