A Double Detector for RFI Mitigation in Microwave Radiometers

A double detector (DD) for radio-frequency interference (RFI) in microwave radiometers is demonstrated in theory and practice. The detector is based on the principle of using kurtosis to detect the presence of non-Gaussian signals and is shown to approximate the kurtosis of input. Theoretical response to continuous wave and pulsed RFI is derived and tested in two experiments. The DD hardware comprises two microwave detectors, two integrator-amplifiers, and a wideband video amplifier. The technique is compatible with existing direct-detection radiometer designs and desirable for applications requiring low technological risk.

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