Research on the Design of a Low-Frequency All-Sky RadioImaging Array
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摘要: 对于低频射电望远镜阵列,阵型的设计至关重要,其与科学目标的实现密切相关,是其中一项关键技术。秘鲁低频射电望远镜是国际子午圈计划拟新建的一台监测设备,工作在1-80MHz频段。它包含16个低频射电天线,通过波束合成的方式实现对太阳的跟踪和频谱监测,也将开展电离层测量相关的研究。针对这一望远镜的阵型设计,本文提出了一种基于改进的遗传和粒子群混合优化算法,该算法在圆域内求解阵列的天线布局,以获得更好的全天空合成波束旁瓣比分布。仿真结果表明,该算法设计的阵列在满足望远镜技术指标的前提下,相比于随机阵、均匀阵以及平方公里阵SKA采用的Vogel 螺旋阵,大幅度提高了全天空的旁瓣比分布。研究结果将应用到秘鲁低频射电望远镜的建设之中,也可以为我国未来的大型低频射电望远镜阵列的设计提供参考。Abstract: For a low-frequency radio telescope array, the array configuration design is crucial as it is closely related to the realization of scientific objectives and represents a key technology. The Peru Low-Frequency Radio Telescope is a proposed monitoring instrument within the International Meridian Circle Program, operating in the 1–80 MHz frequency range. It comprises 16 low-frequency radio antennas, enabling solar tracking and spectrum monitoring through beamforming, while also facilitating research related to ionospheric measurements. To address the array configuration design for this telescope, this paper proposes an improved hybrid optimization algorithm based on genetic and particle swarm methods. This algorithm optimizes the antenna layout within a circular domain to achieve better full-sky synthesized beam and dirty beam side-lobe ratio distribution. Simulation results demonstrate that, under the premise of meeting the telescope's technical specifications, the array designed using this algorithm significantly improves the full-sky side-lobe ratio distribution compared to random arrays, uniform arrays, and the Vogel spiral array adopted by the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The research findings will be applied to the construction of the Peru Low-Frequency Radio Telescope and can serve as a reference for the design of future large-scale low-frequency radio telescope arrays in China.
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Key words:
- sparse array /
- genetic algorithm /
- particle swarm optimization /
- Vogel spiral array /
- sidelobe ratio
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