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A solid-state frequency source for radio astronomy in the 100 to 1000 GHz range

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A compact Gunn oscillator-multiplier combination can provide the for SIS receivers necessary LO power up to 1000 GHz. Frequency multiplication factors of 2 to 8 are accomplished in a single step using a Schottky mixer diode in the varistor mode.

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  1. H. Rothermel

    Present address: Max-Planck-Institut f. Physik und Astrophysik, Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, 8046, Garching, FRG

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  1. George W. Downs Laboratory of Physics, California Institute of Technology, 91125, Pasadena, CA

    H. Rothermel, T. G. Phillips & Jocelyn Keene

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Rothermel, H., Phillips, T.G. & Keene, J. A solid-state frequency source for radio astronomy in the 100 to 1000 GHz range. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 10, 83–100 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009120

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