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CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROWAVE BLACKBODY WITH MONOSTATIC MEASUREMENT

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Dazhen Gu, Jonah Smith, Adam Whitney, Omar Khatib, Natalie Rozman, Amanda Gregg, Willie Padilla, William Deal, Steven Reising

Abstract

This paper describes a characterization method for measuring the reflectivity of blackbodies used as calibration devices in spaceborne instruments. The fundamental measurement principle is based on the scattering matrix theory. A monostatic apparatus has been developed to implement the reflectivity measurements up to 220 GHz. A few blackbody emitters made of metamaterials were measured at a number of radiometric frequencies. The results demonstrated the feasibility of using metamaterial blackbodies on miniaturized satellite platforms.
Proceedings Title
2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Conference Dates
July 7-12, 2024
Conference Location
Athens, GR
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Calibration, microwave blackbody, metamaterial, monostatic measurement, radiometer
Electromagnetics

Citation

Gu, D. , Smith, J. , Whitney, A. , Khatib, O. , Rozman, N. , Gregg, A. , Padilla, W. , Deal, W. and Reising, S. (2024), CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROWAVE BLACKBODY WITH MONOSTATIC MEASUREMENT, 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Athens, GR, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957149 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created September 5, 2024, Updated September 11, 2024
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