• 涂覆尖锥阵列与倒圆锥腔体微波热定标源的辐射亮温特性分析

    Analysis of Radiation Brightness Temperature Characteristic for a Coated Pyramidal Array and an Inverted Conical Cavity Microwave Thermal Calibration Target

    • 在微波遥感定量应用中,高精度、高稳定度的黑体辐射定标源是确保遥感数据质量的关键。涂覆尖锥阵列与倒圆锥腔体式微波热定标源作为两种典型的定标源结构,广泛应用于成像仪与探测仪载荷,其辐射亮温性能直接决定了定标精度。论文采用多物理场耦合分析方法,通过时域有限差分法计算尖锥阵列的电磁特性,利用射线追踪计算腔体定标源的电磁特性,结合热仿真获得温度场分布,系统对比了两种定标源在不同频率下的辐射亮温性能。研究结果表明,涂覆尖锥阵列的温度梯度集中分布于锥尖区域,当基底温度与环境背景存在10 K温差时,其亮温偏差达到0.1~0.2 K,且偏差值随涂层厚度增加而显著增大。倒圆锥腔体式微波热定标源展现出良好的亮温辐射特性,在150 K的环境温差下,即使考虑8 mm的涂覆厚度,亮温偏差也在 0.05 K以下,相比阵列型锥体定标源优势明显。当环境温差小于 10 K 时,亮温偏差更是能降至 0.01 K 以下。研究分析了两种定标源辐射亮温特性差异的内在物理机制,为微波遥感定标源的选型与性能优化提供参考。

       

      Abstract: In quantitative microwave remote sensing applications, high-precision and highly stable blackbody radiation calibration targets are crucial for ensuring the quality of remote sensing data. Coated pyramidal arrays and inverted conical cavity microwave thermal calibration targets, as two typical calibration target structures, are widely used in imager and detector payloads, and their radiation brightness temperature performance directly determines the calibration accuracy. This study employs a multi-physics coupling analysis method, using the finite-difference time-domain method to calculate the electromagnetic characteristics of the pyramidal array and ray tracing to compute the electromagnetic characteristics of the cavity calibration target, combined with thermal simulation to obtain the temperature field distribution, systematically comparing the radiation brightness temperature performance of the two calibration targets at different frequencies. The results show that the temperature gradient of the coated pyramidal array is concentrated in the tip region. When there is a 10 K temperature difference between the substrate and the ambient background, its brightness temperature deviation reaches 0.1~0.2 K, and the bias increases significantly with coating thickness. The inverted conical cavity microwave thermal calibration target exhibits excellent brightness temperature radiation characteristics. Under an environmental temperature difference of 150 K, even with an 8 mm coating thickness taken into account, the brightness temperature bias remains below 0.05 K, showing significant advantages over the array-type pyramid calibration target. When the ambient temperature difference is less than 10 K, the brightness temperature bias can be reduced to below 0.01 K. This study analyzes the underlying physical mechanisms responsible for the differences in the radiation brightness temperature characteristics of the two calibration targets, providing a reference for the selection and performance optimization of calibration targets in microwave remote sensing.

       

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