We report on the design, characterization, and operation of a low-noise FET-input differential amplifier, which is used as second stage for a dc SQUID in the electronic instrumentation of the gravitational wave detector of the Rome group at CERN. The 3-dB bandwidth of the amplifier is from 10 kHz to 1.5 MHz. At the SQUID modulation frequency of 70 kHz the voltage noise is 0.5 nV/(Hz)1/2, the current noise is 35 fA/(Hz)1/2.
The On-Board Calibration Target (OBCT) for the Micro-Wave
Imager instrument on the MetOp-SG-B satellite is a microwave
blackbody, operating between 14 and 220 GHz (extended frequency
range), providing the MWI receivers with a warm calibration
reference. It is designed for an emissivity better than 0,9999 over
the MWI 26 channels (including dual polarization channels). The OBCT
radiometric performance has been extensively verified in ISTP
(formerly IFP) microwave laboratory, by measuring reflectivity over
the extended bandwidth. Measurement techniques and results are
described in this paper, showing that the OBCT models tested so far
are fully compliant with the MWI requirements.
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