Publication Type : Conference Paper
Publisher : 2016 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, SPCOM 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Source : 2016 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, SPCOM 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (2016)
ISBN : 9781509017461
Keywords : Antenna arrays, Antenna phased arrays, Antennas, Design and simulation, Dipole antennas, Directive antennas, Environmental contamination, Fighter aircraft, log periodic antennas, Log-periodic dipole antennas, Microwave antennas, Molecules, monitoring system, Nuclear reactor accidents, Phased antenna arrays, Radiolysis, Signal processing, Suitability evaluation, System equivalent flux densities, Unmanned air vehicle (UAVs)
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Department : Electronics and Communication
Year : 2016
Abstract : In a nuclear accident situation there is a need for a long range stand-off monitoring system, since severe environmental contamination with radioactive nuclides can make in-situ methods hazard prone. In this paper, the design and simulation of phased arrays using log periodic dipole antennas for potential application in the detection of radiolytic components in water, created out of the exposure of the ubiquitous water molecule to gamma radiation is presented. Various configurations like linear and planar array designs were studied. The proposed array designs could be mounted on an unmanned air vehicle, balloon or a satellite to monitor large-scale nuclear incidents. The antenna response and array response were studied in terms of characteristics like system equivalent flux density, sensitivity, gain and polarization. From such studies, a suitability evaluation for the design to detect radiolytic components is performed. © 2016 IEEE.
Cite this Research Publication : Ja Rajendran and Sundaram, G. A. Sb, “Phased antenna array design for l-band aerospace detection of radiolytic components”, in 2016 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, SPCOM 2016, 2016.