Table 1 Gain/attenuation contributions along the receiver
From: A high performance cost-effective digital complex correlator for an X-band polarimetry survey
TSYS | LNA | Filter | 2nd LNA | Power splitter | Mixer | LPF | Amp. | ADC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teq (K) | 30.0 | 3.0 | 438.4 | 20.7 | 288.6 | 1539.8 | 288.6 | 359.2 | |
NF (dB) | 0.04 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
Gain (dB) | 35.0 | −4.0 | 15.0 | −3.0 | −8.0 | −3.0 | 52.0 | ||
Power (dBm) | −93.8 | −58.8 | −62.8 | −47.8 | −50.8 | −58.8 | −61.8 | −9.8 | −11.0 |