• DocumentCode
    910384
  • Title

    Comments on "An S-Band Radiometer Design with High Absolute Precision" [Letters]

  • Author

    Keen, N.J.

  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    5/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    456
  • Lastpage
    457
  • Abstract
    In the above paper, a highly stable noise-balancing radiometer at 2.7 GHz for satellite applications, with a claimed absolute measurement precision of 0.1 K, is reported. The purpose of this letter is to indicate a source of calibration error which can be seriously underestimated.
  • Keywords
    Antenna feeds; Calibration; Capacitance; Microstrip; Microwave radiometry; Noise level; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Reflection; Reflector antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1975.1128597
  • Filename
    1128597