NASA SWAS 550 GHz Test System

System General Information

Customer

NASA Goddard / Millitech

Country

USA

Nearfield scan type

Vertical Planar

NSI Scanner Model No.

901V-3x3

NSI Scanner construction

Granite with air bearing rails

Frequency range

1-550 GHz

RF Subsystem

HP 8753C with Millitech sub-millimeter H/W

Antenna types tested

Sub-Millimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS)

Completion Date

1993

Approximate Development Time

1 year

System Mechanical Characteristics

Parameter

Specification

XY Scanner Size

0.9 m x 0.9 m

3’ x 3’

Scan speed for X,Y axes

0.1 m/s

4 ips

Scanner planarity (rms)

5 µm

0.0002"