HP 415E User Manual

Section Ш
Paragraphs 3-50 to 3-51
3-50.
MODEL
415Е
NOISE
FIGURE,
3-51, Figure3-11illustrates a typical value of Noise
Figure that would be encountered in a Model 415Е.
The following example of Model 415E noise figure
measurement is presented to illustrate the particular
considerations that must be made to calculate instru-
ment noise figure.
а. Calculate the meter indication when a 5000 ohm
resistoris connected as a source, assuming the Model
415E is noiseless (0 db noise figure).
b. Any excess indication of 415E meter is then one-
half of its noise figure.
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IMPEDANCE
(Rs)
mnm
Figure 3-11. 415E Noise Figure Curves
3-10
Model 415E
с. Calculation example:
(1) Assume 415E with controls setfor the following
conditions: EXTAL IMPED HIGH (input imped-
ance 200K), 1 uv RMS sine wave at input causes
full scale deflection (0 оп Oto 10 DB scale), 130
cps bandwidth at 3 db points (1.5 db points on
Model 415Е meter which is calibrated for
square-law. Noise equivalent bandwidth is 7/2
times 3 db bandwidth).
(2) The open-circuit noise voltage across а 5000
ohm resistor at 295^ K (22°C) in a bandwidth of
(130 times 7/2) cps is as follows:
Y з Z2IKTBR
v= Жі,38к10:29) (295130 x 7/2) (5000)
V,
=
0.129
x
1076
volts
=
0,129
шу
(3) The 0.129 цу open circuit voltage is reduced to
0.126 uv by the 200K ohm input resistance of
the 415E which is assumed to be noiseless.
(4) 0.126 цу is 18.0 db below 1 uv but square-law
calibrated meter of the 415E, set as above,
would indicate 1/2 of 18 db or 9.0 db below full
Scale. Also, since the 415E meter is average-
reading and calibrated to read RMS value of a
sine wave, it reads 1.05 db below the RMS value
of Gaussian noise. Therefore, the 415E reads
1/2 of 1.05 db or 0.525 db less than 9.0 and the
415E would read 9.525 db with а 5000 ohm
resistor connected to the input as described.
Hence, a 7.525 db (9.525 - 2) meter reading
indicates a 4 db noise figure.
MEASUREMENT ERROR (DB)
2 4 6 8 (9) 12
SIGNAL PLUS NOISE MINUS NOISE ALONE (DB)
везла
Figure 3-12. Meter Noise Correction Curve
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HP 415E Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	415E
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English