Radiometric Characterization of a Water-Based Conical Blackbody Calibration Target for Millimetre-Wave Remote Sensing

Jacob, Karl Friedrich; Schröder, Arne; Murk, Axel; Von Werra, L.; Reinhard, F.; Raisin, P. (March 2018). Radiometric Characterization of a Water-Based Conical Blackbody Calibration Target for Millimetre-Wave Remote Sensing. In: 2018 IEEE 15th Specialist Meeting on Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment (MicroRad) (pp. 1-4). IEEE 10.1109/MICRORAD.2018.8430716

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In this work we describe the design and present radiometric measurements of a water-based conical blackbody calibration target prototype to be applied as a precise reference source in laboratories and for the accurate calibration of ground-based microwave instruments. The aqueous calibration target circumvents the conflict between the electromagnetic and thermal properties of traditional calibration target geometries. The temperature controllable target prototype consists of a conical low loss plastic shell which has been manufactured using a stereolithography 3D-printer to define the water surface. Radiometric measurements at 110 GHz demonstrate the outstanding thermal performance of the target prototype at various water temperatures between 10 °C and 60 °C.

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Applied Physics
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Applied Physics > Microwaves

UniBE Contributor:

Jacob, Karl Friedrich, Schröder, Arne, Murk, Axel

Subjects:

600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISBN:

978-1-5386-5015-8

Publisher:

IEEE

Language:

English

Submitter:

Simone Corry

Date Deposited:

25 Feb 2019 10:46

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1109/MICRORAD.2018.8430716

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.123725

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/123725

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