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SPP FIELDS Preamplifier Peer Review 24OCT2013. SPP FIELDS Instruments. Digital FIELDS Board (DFB) DC to 64kHz ( LF ) 20nV/√Hz noise floor, 120Vpp max signals Time Domain Sampler (TDS) 3kHz to 1MHz ( MF ) 20nV/√Hz noise floor, 20Vpp max signals Radio Frequency Spectrometer (RFS)
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SPP FIELDS Preamplifier Peer Review 24OCT2013
SPP FIELDS Instruments • Digital FIELDS Board (DFB) • DC to 64kHz (LF) • 20nV/√Hz noise floor, 120Vpp max signals • Time Domain Sampler (TDS) • 3kHz to 1MHz (MF) • 20nV/√Hz noise floor, 20Vpp max signals • Radio Frequency Spectrometer (RFS) • 30kHz to 20MHz (HF) • 3-4nV/√Hz noise floor, 4Vpp max signals
SPP FIELDS Preamplifier Environmental Radiation: 70krad total dose inside 0.1” aluminum box All parts are SQPL 100krad or better except JFET LSK389
Original Design
Input Capacitance Test Measured 20pF and test box strays with meter Measured HF gain at low and high frequencies C in = (20pF/Hfgain)-20pF • Conclusions: • Find alternative clamp diodes (DPAD or 2N5547) • Consider eliminating? Evaluate risk • U404, 2N5547 Cin not much lower, have 40-60% higher noise and inadequate gain bandwidth • LSK389 HF gain = 20/(60+25+20) = 0.19 • Galaxy will = 10% increase in 3nV amp noise above 1MHz • 60pF C base mitigates effect of JFET C in • Results: • LSK389 = 50pFwith LSK389 as clamp diodes (not shown) • LSK389 = 25pFwithout clamp diodes • U404 and 2N5547 = 12-15pF
Preamp Design To Do List • Evaluate tradeoffs in changes to mitigate harmonics • Do complete transfer function measurements with amplitude and phase • Measure thermal drifts from -80 to +80 • Choose overall values for high and low gains
SPP FIELDS Preamplifier - Signal Levels 0.25 AU (54 Rs): R plasma ~ 1MΩ C coupling = 20pF Gain = 0.25 @ >10kHz
SPP FIELDS Preamplifier - Signal Levels 9.5 Rs: R plasma ~ 10kΩ C coupling = 20pF Gain = 0.25 @ >1MHz
SPP FIELDS Preamplifier - HF Signals Assuming 20pF source capacitance 60pF input capacitance