Bibliographic citations
Gómez, J., (2017). Diseño e implementación de un sistema receptor para la estimación del contenido total de electrones relativo(rTEC) [Tesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/628066
Gómez, J., Diseño e implementación de un sistema receptor para la estimación del contenido total de electrones relativo(rTEC) [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/628066
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title = "Diseño e implementación de un sistema receptor para la estimación del contenido total de electrones relativo(rTEC)",
author = "Gómez Sócola, Josemaría",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2017"
}
A radio beacon receiver system is being developed at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory. This ground-based receiver will be used to obtain ionospheric total electron content (TEC) over the Peruvian region by detecting satellite radio beacon signals. This work is part of a project that involves the development of a CubeSat radio beacon for ionospheric measurements. The receiver station will have the capability to obtain differential phase measurements from current operational satellite radio beacons and from the new CubeSat radio beacon developed at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory. Due to the proximity to the magnetic equator, the obtained TEC measurements will allow the investigation of the equatorial ionosphere which plays a significant role in the generation of irregularities such as the equatorial spread F. Here, we present a description of the initial beacon receiver system design which is based on quadrifilar helix antennas, cavity filters, amplifiers and software-defined radio equipment. Initial simulations and tests of the different stages of the receiver system, including the algorithm for the data acquisition, will be shown. In addition, we will describe the design and tests of our cavity filters that show a better performance than commercial ones. Finally, we will explain how the receiver system determinates the TEC in the ionosphere using the Differential Doppler technique and how multi-ples scientific satellites constellations like COSMOS and COSMIC help us to do our measurements. This receiver system instrumentation will add to the set of groundbased instruments already operating at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory and will provide a valuable data set for ionospheric research.
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