用于REACH全球21厘米信号实验的接收器设计
Ian L V Roque1,2, Nima Razavi-Ghods1, Steven H Carey1
1Cavendish Astrophysics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
概括
根据REACH的放射测量系统,可以测量21厘米的中性线. 实验室结果显示使用噪声波参数的80mK校准根平均平方误差 (RMSE).
科学领域:
- 无线电天文学 无线电天文学
- 宇宙微波背景辐射宇宙微波背景辐射
- 天体物理宇宙学是天体物理宇宙学.
背景情况:
- 21厘米的中性线是早期宇宙的关键探测器.
- 开发高度可校准的放射测量系统带来了重大的技术挑战.
研究的目的:
- 详细说明REACH辐射测量系统对21厘米线条测量的细节.
- 提供验证系统校准准确性的实验室结果.
主要方法:
- 射线计架构和端到端系统模拟.
- 使用过度约束最小平方方法计算噪声波参数.
- 使用定制源进行实验室校准.
主要成果:
- 证明了 80 mK 的校准根平均平方误差 (RMSE).
- 在一个自定义源上整合五个小时后取得了这个结果.
- 详细介绍了截至2022年12月的校准仪和数据分析状态.
结论:
- REACH系统是准确21厘米线条测量的有前途的工具.
- 实验室结果验证了系统的高度校准.
- 该系统已准备好在南非部署,用于实地测量.
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