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A low noise SIS receiver covering the frequency range 215–250 GHz

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We have developed a heterodyne receiver incorporating an SIS mixer for use on a radiotelescope operating at 1.3 mm wavelength. The mixer has a minimum conversion loss of <2 dB and contributes less than 60 K to a total double side band receiver noise temperature of about 80 K at 220 GHz and 230 GHz. To our knowledge this represents the lowest receiver noise ever reported in this frequency range.

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  1. Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique Voie 10, Domaine Universitaire de Grenoble, F-38406, St. Martin d'Hères, France

    R. Blundell, M. Carter & K. H. Gundlach

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Blundell, R., Carter, M. & Gundlach, K.H. A low noise SIS receiver covering the frequency range 215–250 GHz. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 9, 361–370 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013394

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