Amplification system of ALMA Band 1

At Universidad de Chile we have started a program for the development of a prototype receiver for Band 1 (31-45 GHz) of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array. This receiver will use a low-noise amplifier which is specified to have 5 times the quantum limit (~10 K). Here we present the first efforts and results towards reaching that goal.

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