• DocumentCode
    1989296
  • Title

    Characterization and Measurement of Radiometer Stability

  • Author

    Rau, G. ; Schieder, R. ; Vowinkel, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Physikalisches Institut der Universitÿt Köln, UniversitÿtsstraÃ\x9fe 14
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    10-13 Sept. 1984
  • Firstpage
    248
  • Lastpage
    253
  • Abstract
    For the characterization of radiometer noise and stability a new and very practical method is introduced. It consists of the measurement of the "Allan-variance" well known for the characterization of the stability of frequency standards. The plot of the Allan variance versus integration time allows one to determine the different types of fluctuations of the radio-meter output signal. In particular, the best range of integration time for optimum use of the system can accurately be evaluated. Theoretical considerations and experimental results are presented.
  • Keywords
    Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Measurement standards; Noise measurement; Physics; Radiometry; Signal detection; Signal to noise ratio; Stability; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1984. 14th European
  • Conference_Location
    Liege, Belgium
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1984.333387
  • Filename
    4132041
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1989296