AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR RADIO ASTRONOMIC APPLICATIONS

摘要

The apparatus for detecting electromagnetic radiation ( 300 ), in particular for radio astronomic applications, comprises a receiving element ( 10 ), and a plurality of reflecting elements ( 20 ) forming a surface ( 30 ), capable of receiving the electro-magnetic radiation ( 300 ) and to direct it at the receiving element ( 10 ) The apparatus ( 1 ) further comprises a plurality of actuators ( 40 ) used to vary the position of the reflecting elements ( 20 ) and a plurality of smart circuit blocks ( 60 ), each designed to receive as input a control signal (loo) from a processing unit ( 50 ) and to generate as output a corresponding displacement parameter ( 101 ) used by an actuator ( 40 ) to position the reflecting elements ( 20 ) connected to it.