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A broadband, low noise heterodyne receiver, suitable for astronomical use, has been built using a Pb alloy superconducting tunnel junction (SIS). The RF coupling is quasioptical via a bowtie antenna on a quartz lens and is accomplished without any tuning elements. In this preliminary version the double sideband receiver noise temperature rises from 205 K at 116 GHz to 375 K at 349 Ghz, and to 815 K at 466 GHz. This is the most versatile and sensitive receiver yet reported for sub-mm wavelengths.
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Wengler, M.J., Woody, D.P., Miller, R.E. et al. A low noise receiver for millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 6, 697–706 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011947
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