Development of a compact sub-millimetre wave SIS receiver for terrestrial atmospheric sounding

Author

Ellison, B. ; Matheson, D. ; Alderman, B. ; Harman, M. ; Nightingale, T. ; Spencer, J. ; Kergonou, G. ; Huggard, P. ; Oldfield, M. ; Moyna, B. ; Laisne, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Space Sci. & Technol., Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, UK

fYear

2004

fDate

27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

445

Lastpage

446

Abstract

A compact 500 GHz SIS heterodyne radiometer is currently being developed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), UK. The radiometer can be integrated with a new state-of-the-art balloon borne terahertz and sub-millimetre wave limb sounder (TELIS) and performs remote sounding of key molecular constituents within the Earth´s atmosphere. The paper presents the design concept of the receiver and current status of development.

Keywords

atmospheric acoustics; radiometers; stratosphere; submillimetre wave receivers; submillimetre wave spectra; superconductor-insulator-superconductor devices; 500 GHz; Earth atmosphere; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory; SIS heterodyne radiometer; balloon borne terahertz wave limb sounder; remote sounding; submillimetre wave SIS receiver; submillimetre wave limb sounder; terrestrial atmospheric sounding; Atmospheric waves; Filters; Frequency; Instruments; Laboratories; Laser sintering; Radiometry; Space technology; Spectroscopy; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8490-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422155

Filename

1422155