Laboratory model of microwave hyperspectrometer for internal radiation researches of layered natural mediums

Abstract

This paper describes an achieved result in designing of the four-receiver microwave hyperspectrometer based on zero measurement method and the multi-receiver concept of realization. The block diagrams of the microwave front-end with operating frequency band from 18 to 26.5 GHz, the radiometric receiver, and the frequency transmission module are shown. The technical implementation of every described blocks of the microwave hyperspectrometer are described. Presented technical implementation includes a list of modern components are used to designing of laboratory model of hyperspectrometer. The detailed block diagram of the microwave front-end is presented. Description of main technical characteristics of parts of the microwave front-end is also presented. The analysis of a technical characteristics influence to measurement errors is shown. The mathematical model of a measurement error calculation in hyperspectral modeis described. The influence of the active reference noise generator temperature accuracy, the directional coupler insertion loss and the passive reference noise generator temperature accuracy to a measurement errors are described. A numerical experimental results of designed mathematical model are presented. The dependence of the minimum value of measurement errors form the temperature of passive noise generator is presented.