DocumentCode
907694
Title
Phase principle for measuring antenna temperature
Author
Rainal, A.J.
Volume
57
Issue
9
fYear
1969
Firstpage
1678
Lastpage
1680
Abstract
A phase principle for measuring the temperature of a radio or radar antenna is described. The phase principle makes use of phase information exclusively and is therefore insensitive to receiver gain fluctuations. Under certain conditions the potential accuracy of the measurement is somewhat better than the potential accuracy of the corresponding measurement resulting from a balanced Dicke radiometer.
Keywords
Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Fluctuations; Loaded antennas; Phase measurement; Radar antennas; Radiometry; Receivers; Temperature measurement; Transfer functions;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1969.7369
Filename
1449299
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