Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7115-3447

Semester

Fall

Date of Graduation

2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MS

College

Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Department

Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Committee Chair

Kevin Bandura

Committee Member

David Graham

Committee Member

Natalia Schmid

Abstract

The main objective of this thesis is to document the development and commissioning of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment. (CHIME) outrigger at the Green Bank Observatory. (GBO) in Green Bank, WV. This novel cylindrical wide-field radio transient telescope is currently operating in conjunction with CHIME. The CHIME outrigger at GBO aims to contribute significantly to the field of radio astronomy, with implications for both Fast Radio Burst. (FRB) science and broader astronomical research. The construction and commissioning of the CHIME outrigger at the GBO mark a pivotal step forward in pursuing high-precision wide-field detection and localization of radio transients, concurrently pushing the boundaries of Very Long Baseline Interferometry. (VLBI) capabilities. This thesis has two main parts: Part 1: Presents details on the design, verification, measurement, development of the outrigger at GBO, with a focus on the analog system. The digital backend implementation, comprised of the F-Engine and X-Engine are also presented, and were developed by the outrigger team and myself. Part 2: Presents the design of A wide-band Low Noise Amplifier. (LNA) with a minimum noise figure for radio astronomy to cover the range frequency bands (300 −1500 MHz) using the InP-based pHEMTs technology. This LNA is designed to be used as a future upgrade to CHIME or yet to be operational future radio telescopes.

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