Noise Power Measurements and Measurement Uncertainties

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 476-481

  Buchholz, Friedrich Immanuel ^a   Kessel, Wolfgang ^a   Melchert, Friedmund ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STANDARDS;

NOISE POWER; RF SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTIES;

SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EID: 0026908737     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: 15579662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.155910     Document Type: Article

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