1.9 cm (16.1GHz, Primary Focus) Receiver

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Receiver Data

TypeInP-HEMT, cooled
Channels1
Receiver Noise Temperaturesee Table below
Frequency Range13.5-18.7 GHz
Bandwidth RF-Filters13.5-18.7 GHz
Polarizationlinear
CalibrationNoise Diode, Tab. see below
FeedMPI Primary Focus Horn
1. IF3.85- 4.65 GHz
6.55-7.35 GHz
1. OscillatorMultiplier (7 x ULO1)
2. IF1050-1650 MHz
2. Oscillator5.6 GHz (8 x ULO2)
3. IF500-1000 MHz
100-200 MHz
3. Oscillator2.1 GHz (3 x ULO2)
1,4 GHz (2 x ULO2)

The receiver mainly is due to spectroscopy.



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The values below where measured in zenith position of the telescope via cross scans (at fixed antenna position). All 4 subscans of a scan where averaged to calculate the system noise temperature. For all measurements, the broadband IF output was used.
Weather: sunny, clear, cold


Region 2 Freq. [GHz] Scan-Nr. T_cal [K] T_sys [K] Comments
(S10=1) 13.75 862, 872  1.5 36.5  
  14.25 863, 873 1.5 32.5  
  14.75 864, 874 1.4 40.7  
  15.25 865, 875 1.7 39.4  
  15.75 866, 876 2.1 44.3  
  16.25 867, 877 1.7 38.0  
Region 1 Freq. [GHz] Scan-Nr. T_cal [K] T_sys [K] Comments
  16.75 868, 878 1.3 43.8 RFI in 878
(S10=0) 17.25 869, 879 1.0 32.8 T_cal to small?
  17.75 870, 880 1.0 40.4  
  18.25 871, 881 1.5 48.0  

16. Jan. 2001     A. Kraus

This system is part of the Primary Focus Multi Frequency Box #1 (PM 1).