Published February 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis of a microwave cavity detector coupled to a noisy amplifier

  • 1. Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Description

In a class of detectors for light pseudoscalar particles, a microwave cavity traps photons produced by the interaction of the particles with a strong magnetic field. The cavity strongly influences the signal and noise properties of the amplifier coupled to its output. We present the theory of a noisy amplifier coupled to a microwave cavity, along with experimental data for a cryogenic GaAsFET amplifier. The signal-to-noise ratio of the cavity-amplifier system is determined, and applications to the measurement of amplifier parameters are discussed. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A
Journal Volume
264
Journal Issue
2/3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
Journal Page Range
445-452
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAE

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Contract DE-AC02-76ER13065; DE-AC02-76CH00016