Specifications

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1. Performance above 3 GHz depends on the gain of
the DUT and whether or not a preamplifier is used.
Please refer to the Noise Figure Guide, literature
number E4440-90195, for details.
Noise figure
Frequency range 200 kHz to 10 MHz (With internal preamp 1DS)
Meas. range Instr. uncertainty
ENR (nominal) (nominal)
4 to 7 dB 0 to 20 dB ±0.05 dB
12 to 17 dB 0 to 30 dB ±0.05 dB
20 to 30 dB 0 to 35 dB ±0.10 dB
Frequency range 10 MHz to 3 GHz (With internal preamp 1DS and 1 MHz RBW)
ENR Meas. range Instr. uncertainty
4 to 7dB 0 to 20 dB ±0.05 dB
12 to 17 dB 0 to 30 dB ±0.05 dB
20 to 22 dB 0 to 35 dB ±0.10 dB
Frequency range 3 GHz to 26.5 GHz
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(With RBW of 1 MHz)
Measurement uncertainty
ENR ~ 15 dB ±0.3 dB (nominal)
Gain
Frequency range 200 kHz to 10 MHz (With internal preamp 1DS)
Meas. range Instr. uncertainty
ENR (nominal) (nominal)
4 to 7 dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
12 to 17 dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
20 to 30 dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
Frequency range 10 MHz to 3 GHz (With internal preamp 1DS and 1 MHz RBW)
ENR Meas. range Instr. uncertainty
4 to 7dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
12 to 17 dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
20 to 22 dB –20 to 40 dB ±0.17 dB
Frequency range 3 GHz to 26.5 GHz (With RBW of 1 MHz)
Measurement uncertainty
ENR ~ 15 dB ±1.0 dB (nominal)
PSA Series
Key Specifications
Noise figure measurement personality (200 kHz to 26.5 GHz)