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Published Articles and Papers

Callisto engineers regularly participate in conferences and workshops on engineering subjects related to satellite communications. Listed below are a number of published papers authored by Callisto engineers.

Active Array Antenna Noise Temperature Measurement. S. Rawson and N. Fonseca; Antenna Measurement and Test Association conference 2008

Compact Cryogenic Low Noise Amplifier for ESA 15 m Antenna in Kourou. S. Halté, S. Rawson, B. Fauroux, R. Rayet; ESA TTC 2007 Workshop

Reliability and Maintainability Analysis of The ESA Deep Space Cryogenic Subsystem. S. Halté, G. Alessi, B. Fauroux; ESA TTC 2007 Workshop

Study on the Use of 25.5-27 GHz Band in ESA Deep-Space Antennas. P. Besso, R. Abello, M. Bozzi, M. Formaggi, M. Pasian, and L. Perregrini, S. Rawson, P. Maguire, G. Philippou; ESA TTC 2007 Workshop

A New Auto-Track Concept for the ESA Tracking Network. Marco Lanucara, Peter Droll, Xavier Enrich, Gunther Sessler, Ricard Abello Puyuelo; ESA TTC 2007 Workshop

Results of Tracking Tests on KaTE Transponder from ESA Ground Stations. Xavier Enrich, Marco Lanucara, Roberto Maddè, Mattia Mercolino; ESA SMART-1 Workshop 2007

Study on the Use of 25.5-27 GHz Band in ESA Deep-Space Antenna DSA3. P. Besso, M. Bozzi, M. Formaggi, M. Pasian, L. Perregrini, S. Rawson; 29th ESA Antenna Workshop 2007.

Implementation Of An Advanced Antenna Tracking Receiver Function On The IFMS Platform. Nick James, Ricard Abelló, Xavier Enrich, Michel Ricart; ESA TTC 2007 Workshop

C-Band Noise Parameter Measurement of Microwave Amplifiers Under Nonlinear Conditions. C. Chambon, L. Escotte, S. Gribaldo and O. Llopis; IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., Vol. 55, no. 4, 2007.

Antenna Pointing Calibration Simulation. Guillaume Autret; Antenna Measurement and Test Association conference 2005

Noise Behaviour of Microwave Amplifiers Operating Under Nonlinear Conditions. L. Escotte, E. Gonneau, C. Chambon, and J. Graffeuil; IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., Vol. 53, no. 12, 2005.

Preparation Study on the Use of Bandwidth Efficient Modulation for the Meteosat Spin Stabilised Satellite. S. A. Rawson, P.B.A. Maguire, J. Gonzalez; ESA TTC 2004 Workshop

A Turbo Co/Decoder implementation for Deep Space Mission. T.Botticchio1, P. Burzigotti, GP. Calzolari, X. Enrich, F. Richichi and P. Tabacco; ESA TTC 2004 Workshop

Development of S-, X- and Ka-band cryogenic Low Noise Amplifiers to Support ESA Deep Space Missions. S. A. Rawson, P. C. McDonald; ESA TTC 2001 Workshop

Antenna Noise Temperature Measurement System. S. Rawson and R. Maddè; Millennium Conf. Antennas & Prop., 2000.