HAWC High Energy Upgrade with a Sparse Array [PDF]
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) gamma-ray observatory has been fully operational since March 2015. To improve its sensitivity at the highest energies, it is being upgraded with an additional sparse array called outrigger array.
Joshi, Vikas
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Iterative Weighted l1 Norm Constraint for Direction-of-Arrival Estimation with Sparse Coprime Array [PDF]
The sparse coprime array with determined elements can increase the array aperture.In order to make full use of the coprime relationship of the array to form differential coprime synthetic array with more degrees of freedom,this paper exploits the method ...
LIU Qinghua,ZHOU Xiuqing
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Extension of Co-Prime Arrays Based on the Fourth-Order Difference Co-Array Concept [PDF]
An effective sparse array extension method for maximizing the number of consecutive lags in the fourth-order difference co-array is proposed, leading to a novel enhanced sparse array structure based on co-prime arrays (CPAs) with significantly increased ...
Cui, W., Liu, W., Shen, Q., Wu, S.
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Sparse Active Rectangular Array with Few Closely Spaced Elements
Sparse sensor arrays offer a cost effective alternative to uniform arrays. By utilizing the co-array, a sparse array can match the performance of a filled array, despite having significantly fewer sensors.
Koivunen, Visa, Rajamäki, Robin
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Geometrically-Inspired Sparse MIMO Array Design for Enhanced mm-Wave Near-Field Imaging
In this paper, an efficient method of sparse MIMO array design is proposed to enhance the millimeter-wave near-field imaging by utilizing the geometric properties of the virtual array with uniform coverage of two-dimensional aperture and the minimal ...
Li Ding +4 more
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Robust sparse image reconstruction of radio interferometric observations with purify [PDF]
Next-generation radio interferometers, such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), will revolutionise our understanding of the universe through their unprecedented sensitivity and resolution.
Carrillo, Rafael E. +5 more
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Design and Experiment of Multi-resolution Composite Digital Array Antenna
Because a sparse array has the advantages of a simplified structure and reduced cost in a radar system, radar technology based on the sparse array has gained widespread attention.
Tang Yue, Mao Tian, Jiang Bing
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A Proposed Design Method for Sparse Array Antenna by Using the Spacing Coefficient Algorithm
One of the major challenges in developing various practical communication systems is reducing device complexity and development costs. In this study, a linear sparse array antenna design problem is addressed and a new approach for density taper element ...
Efri Sandi +3 more
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HAWC Upgrade for Multi-TeV {\gamma}-ray Detection
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) high-energy {\gamma}-ray observatory was completed in march 2015 in central Mexico. The detector, consisting of 300 water tanks, is currently being upgraded to improve its performance at Multi-TeV energies, with a
Jardin-Blicq, Armelle, Joshi, Vikas
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Stochastic framework for evaluating the effect of displaced antenna elements on DOA estimation [PDF]
We establish a statistical framework for investigating the influence of correlated random displacements of antenna elements in a uniform circular antenna array (UCA) on the distribution of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimates. More specifically, we apply
Bruneel, Herwig +5 more
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