DocumentCode
1546716
Title
A wideband analog correlator for microwave background observations
Author
Padin, Stephen ; Cartwright, John K. ; Shepherd, Martin C. ; Yamasaki, John K. ; Holzapfel, William L.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Astron., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
50
Issue
5
fYear
2001
fDate
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1234
Lastpage
1240
Abstract
Design and performance details are given for a 10-GHz bandwidth analog filterbank correlator with 1-GHz spectral resolution. The correlator is based on a 1-GHz bandwidth hybrid module which contains all the multipliers and signal distribution for a 13-antenna array
Keywords
correlators; radiofrequency cosmic radiation; radiotelescopes; 0.9 m; 10 GHz; 13-antenna array; 26 to 36 GHz; Cosmic Background Imager; analogue filterbank correlator; cosmic microwave background radiation; design; hybrid module; microwave background observations; multipliers; performance; signal distribution; spectral resolution; wideband analogue correlator; Bandwidth; Circuits; Correlators; Filter bank; Fluctuations; Frequency; Instruments; Signal resolution; Space technology; Wideband;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.963190
Filename
963190
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