All-Metal Antennas for Applications in Extreme Space Environments

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The feasibility of an all-metal antenna for transmission of science data by spacecraft, landers, and rovers operating in the extreme environment of space is investigated. The all-metal antenna is of the short backfire type with a waveguide feed and generates a circularly polarized radiation. The investigation includes the modeling, design, fabrication, and characterization of the antenna. The paper summarizes the preliminary results. Potential applications of an all-metal antenna include communication systems required to operate in the extreme hot environment of Venus and in the extreme cold and high radiation environment of Jupiter’s icy moon.

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