Multi-pixel Ka-band radiometer for the QUIJOTE experiment (Phase II)

European Microwave Week 2012: "Space for Microwaves", EuMW 2012, Conference Proceedings - 42nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 37-40

  Cano, Juan L ^a   Villa, Enrique ^a   Cagigas, Jaime ^a   Aja, Beatriz ^a   Teran, J Vicente ^a   Perez, Ana R ^a   De La Fuente, Luisa ^a   Artal, Eduardo ^a   Mediavilla, Angel ^a   Hoyland, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

cryogenic amplifiers; polarimeter; radio astronomy; radiometer; very low noise receivers; waveguides

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; POLARIMETERS; RADIO ASTRONOMY; RADIOMETERS; WAVEGUIDES;

BACK-END MODULES; CRYOGENIC AMPLIFIER; CRYOGENIC LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; MULTI-PIXEL; ORTHO-MODE TRANSDUCERS; POLAR MODULATORS; VERY LOW NOISE RECEIVERS;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 84874620137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.23919/eumc.2012.6459342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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