Title :
Cryogenic cooling of millimeter and centimeter mixers
Author :
Weinreb, S. ; Kerr, Andrew
Author_Institution :
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
The advantages of cooling of a crystal mixer have been investigated. Measurements of diode noise at various temperatures, an analysis of the effect of cooling upon conversion loss and examples of possible receiver noise temperature will be reported.
Keywords :
Acoustical engineering; Cooling; Cryogenics; Millimeter wave technology; Mixers; Receiving antennas; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor diodes; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1972 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1972.1155101
