• DocumentCode
    1224833
  • Title

    A Video-Frequency Noise-Spectrum Analyzer

  • Author

    Jastram, Philip S. ; Mccouch, Gordon P.

  • Author_Institution
    Formerly, Radio Research Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.; now, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1949
  • Firstpage
    1127
  • Lastpage
    1133
  • Abstract
    A wave analyzer capable of measuring noise spectra in the video-frequency range is described. Part I of the paper discusses requirements in noise-analyzer design. Part II is a detailed description of a practical instrument. A frequency range of 50 kc to 10 Mc is covered, without bandswitching, at virtually constant sensitivity. The width of the analyzing pass band, 33 kc, remains constant over the measuring range. The lowest spectral level that can be measured is 7 microvolts per root kilocycle.
  • Keywords
    Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Circuit noise; Electron tubes; Frequency measurement; Instruments; Laboratories; Noise measurement; Signal analysis; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1949.233609
  • Filename
    1697860