Correlation analysis and scintillation for 15-GHz line-of-sight propagation channels
Comparing measurement of amplitude fluctuations under various weather conditions with data obtained from ATS-E millimeter wave propagation
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Comparing measurement of amplitude fluctuations under various weather conditions with data obtained from ATS-E millimeter wave propagation
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - relay and communication subsystems
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - modulation techniques and frequency bands
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - image sensor systems
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - video data conversion technology
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - biphase and quadriphase modulator systems for phase shift keying
Video image data transmission using millimeter wave relay satellites - satellite acquisition, searching, and tracking
Multiple terminal facility for ATS-E millimeter wave propagation including weather station
Beam switching Cassegrain antenna for millimeter wave radio astronomical measurements, describing RF and electronic systems
Millimeter wave and optical astronomical refraction differential measurements, showing dependence on atmospheric water vapor
Millimeter wave reflector antennas, considering various system designs, performance, pointing capabilities, limitations and applications
Saturation effects in cyclotron resonance oscillators with emphasis on generation and amplification of millimeter waves
Millimeter wave semiconductor isolator using circular waveguide with coaxial n-type InSb in longitudinal magnetic field
The performance of a path diversity satellite-to-ground millimeter wave link with two ground terminals separated by 4 km is discussed. At this separation distance the duration of fades below 6 dB was decreased by at least a factor of 10 when using path diversity and the cumulative crosscorrelation between the attenuations observed at the two terminals during rain events was approximately 0.45. Narrow beam radiometers directed along the propagation paths were also utilized to relate the path radiometric temperature to the path attenuation. An analysis of downlink propagation data for generating diversity link performance statistics is included.
Papers are reported from the Special Session on Earth-Satellite Propagation Above 10 GHz, presented at The 1972 Spring Meeting of the United States National Committee, International Union of Radio Science, April 1972, Washington, D. C. This session was devoted to propagation measurements associated with the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-5), which provided the first operational earth-space links at frequencies above 15 GHz. A comprehensive summary is presented of the major results of the ATS-5 experiment measurements and related radiometric, radar and meteorological studies. The papers are organized around seven selected areas of interest, with the results of the various investigators combined into a single paper presented by a principal author for that area. A comprehensive report is provided on the results of the ATS-5 satellite to earth transmissions. A complete list of published reports and presentations related to the ATS-5 Millimeter Wave Experiment is included.
Observations were made of the total lunar eclipse on February 10, 1971 at a wavelength of 3.1 mm at the Millimeter Wave Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin. Eclipse cooling curves obtained for Copernicus, Mare Serenitatis, and a mountainous region indicate maximum temperature decreases of 6.77%, 6.37%, and 7.51%, respectively. Cooling rates of about 6 K/hour were measured. The normalized solar insolation has also been calculated for each region.
Materials, devices and novel schemes for generation, amplification and detection of microwave and millimeter wave energy are studied. Considered are: (1) Schottky-barrier microwave devices; (2) intermodulation products in IMPATT diode amplifiers; and (3) harmonic generation using Read diode varactors.
A theoretical study of some aspects of the interaction between a drifting stream of electrons with transverse cyclotron motions and an electromagnetic field is presented. Particular emphasis was given to the possible generation and amplification of millimeter waves. The major effort was devoted to a theoretical study of the cyclotron resonance oscillator. The appendices include published papers on the cyclotron resonance oscillator which resulted from this investigation.