The linearity response of the Planck-LFI flight model receivers

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Mennella, A ^a   Villa, F ^b   Terenzi, L ^b   Cuttaia, F ^b   Battaglia, P ^c   Bersanelli, M ^a   Butler, C ^b   D'Arcangelo, O ^d   Artal, E ^e   Davis, R ^f   Frailis, M ^g   Franceschet, C ^c   Galeotta, S ^g   Gregorio, A ^g,h   Hughes, N ⁱ   Jukkala, P ⁱ   Kettle, D ^f   V H Kilpia ⁱ   Laaninen, M ^j   Lapolla, M ^c   Leonardi, R ^k   Leutenegger, P ^c   Lowe, S ^f   Mandolesi, N ^b   Maris, M ^g   Meinhold, P ^k   Mendes, L ^l   Miccolis, M ^c   Morgante, G ^b   Roddis, N ^f   Sandri, M ^b   Silvestri, R ^c   Stringhetti, L ^b   Tomasi, M ^a   Tuovinen, J ^m   Valenziano, L ^b   Zacchei, A ^g   Varis, J ^m   Wilkinson, A ^f   Zonca, A ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

ⁱ DA Design Oj   (Finland)

^j Ylinen Electronics Oy ^*  (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Spain)

^m VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

ⁿ INAF IASF MILANO   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Instruments for CMB observations; Microwave radiometers; Space instrumentation; Systematic effects

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT MODELS; IN-FLIGHT CALIBRATION; LINEARITY RESPONSE; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; PARAMETER SET; SIGNAL COMPRESSION; SPACE INSTRUMENTATIONS; SYSTEMATIC EFFECTS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 76249110066     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/12/T12011     Document Type: Article

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