85-115-GHz Receivers for Radio Astronomy

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 90-95

  Woody, D P ^a   Wengler, M J ^a   Miller, R E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS - COMPONENTS; LEAD AND ALLOYS - APPLICATIONS; RADIO ASTRONOMY - EQUIPMENT; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES - APPLICATIONS;

DOUBLE SIDEBAND RECEIVERS; NOISE TEMPERATURE; SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTION MIXERS; SUPERCONDUCTOR-INSULATOR-SUPERCONDUCTORS (SIS) JUNCTIONS;

RADIO RECEIVERS;

EID: 0022010677     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1985.1132955     Document Type: Article

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