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A novel wide-band noise source for millimetre-wave spectrometry is described. It uses power combined Schottky diodes, reverse biased to avalanche breakdown, mounted in a wide-band tapered slot antenna. Power has been produced from 15 to 200 GHz with an equivalent temperature of 28200 K at 40 GHz.
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Bowen, J.W. A solid-state noise source for millimetre wave spectrometry. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 17, 479–491 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088023