A 110 GHZ SIS RECEIVER FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY

被引:94
作者
OGAWA, H [1 ]
MIZUNO, A [1 ]
HOKO, H [1 ]
ISHIKAWA, H [1 ]
FUKUI, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] FUJITSU LTD,FUJITSU LABS LTD,ATSUGI 24301,JAPAN
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 1990年 / 11卷 / 06期
关键词
millimeter wavelength; superconductor-insulator-superconductor tunnel junction; two backshort mixer;
D O I
10.1007/BF01010041
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A 110 GHz superconductor insulator superconductor (SIS) tunnel junction receiver has been developed and used in regular astronomical observations on the 4m radio telescope at the Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University. The SIS junction consists of a sandwich structure of Nb/AlOx/Nb, and is cooled to 4.2K with a closed cycle He-gas refrigerator. The receiver exhibits a best double side band noise temperature of 23±2 K at 110GHz. Additional measurements at 98-115 GHz indicate that the receiver has a good response over this input frequency range. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:717 / 726
页数:10
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