• DocumentCode
    989048
  • Title

    Performance of a cryogenic 3 mm Schottky-mixer receiver on the Metsÿhovi 14 m radio telescope

  • Author

    R¿¿is¿¿nen, A. ; Lehto, A. ; Tiuri, M. ; Lamb, John

  • Author_Institution
    Helsinki University of Technology, Radio Laboratory, Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    892
  • Lastpage
    894
  • Abstract
    A cooled receiver with some novel features and a noise temperature of 80¿140 K double sideband in the frequency range 75¿95 GHz has been built for radio astronomical observations. The quasioptical beam switch is followed by a 3 mm Schottky mixer and FET amplifier at 1.4 GHz. For calibration the receiver is provided with a cold reference load within the Dewar.
  • Keywords
    Schottky-barrier diodes; mixers (circuits); radiotelescopes; receivers; solid-state microwave circuits; 1.4 GHz; 75 to 95 GHz frequency range; FET amplifier; Metsahovi 14 m radio telescope; calibration; cold reference load; cooled receiver; cryogenic 3 mm Schottky-mixer receiver; noise temperature; quasioptical beam switch; radio astronomical observations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830608
  • Filename
    4248138