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Rev Sci Instrum
; 93(9): 094701, 2022 Sep 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36182452
RESUMO
In this paper, we will describe the characterization of an RF amplification chain based on a traveling wave parametric amplifier. The detection chain is meant to be used for dark matter axion searches, and thus, it is coupled to a high Q microwave resonant cavity. A system noise temperature Tsys = (3.3 ± 0.1) K is measured at a frequency of 10.77 GHz, using a novel calibration scheme, allowing for measurement of Tsys exactly at the cavity output port.