Measuring Tianlai's primary beam using sky model

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Measuring Tianlai's primary beam using sky model

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Yunbo Geng, Furen Deng, Jixia Li, Shifan Zuo, Shijie Sun, Yichao Li, Fengquan Wu, Yougang Wang, Xuelei Chen

Abstract

We present the beam pattern measurement of the Tianlai Cylinder Pathfinder Array. As it is a pure drift-scan instrument, we exploit the North-South motion of the Sun to demonstrate that the primary beam is factorizable. Leveraging this property, we decompose the primary beam into independent East-West (E-W) and North-South (N-S) components. Using the Sun as a calibration source, we obtain the E-W beam profiles at various elevations, applying normalization to eliminate the effects of solar activity. Subsequently, we simulate the observed signals using a sky map model to derive the best-fit N-S beam. The results of this work are consistent with previous expectations.

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