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基于183 GHz超导辐射计的大气水汽反演技术研究

Atmospheric Water Vapor Retrieval Based on 183 GHz Superconducting Radiometry

  • 摘要: 地面毫米波与亚毫米波天文观测极易受地球大气水汽吸收及视线路径延迟的影响, 实现大气水汽高时间分辨率与高精度的监测, 对于保障观测质量及提升干涉成像精度至关重要. 面向青藏高原等高海拔台址极低水汽含量的环境需求, 研制了一套基于超导隧道结混频技术的高灵敏度183 GHz超导水汽辐射计. 详细阐述了该辐射计的硬件架构以及双温标黑体校准单元的设计方案, 热仿真与实验室测试结果表明, 高温黑体校准源在−40 ℃的极端环境下控温稳定性达0.01 K, 有效保证了辐射亮温度的校准精度. 在反演算法研究方面, 基于台址大气辐射传输模型, 对比评估了线性回归、二次多项式回归及深度神经网络3种算法在不同系统校准误差下的反演性能. 研究结果表明: 鉴于183 GHz水汽谱线在宽动态范围内存在显著的非线性饱和效应, 二次多项式回归算法在反演精度(均方根误差为22 μm)、计算效率及抗噪声干扰的鲁棒性方面均优于线性回归和深度神经网络, 是超导水汽辐射计系统综合性能最优的算法, 验证了超导水汽辐射计在极低水汽环境下实现几十微米级精度监测的能力, 为地面亚毫米波望远镜的光谱辐射成像以及干涉仪相位修正提供可靠的技术支撑.

     

    Abstract: Atmospheric water vapor absorption and line-of-sight path delays impose severe constraints on ground-based millimeter and submillimeter astronomical observations. High-precision monitoring of Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV) with high temporal resolution is therefore crucial for ensuring observation quality and enhancing interferometric imaging accuracy. To address the challenges of extremely low water vapor environments at high-altitude sites, such as the Tibetan Plateau, we developed a high-sensitivity 183 GHz Superconducting Water Vapor Radiometer (SWVR) utilizing Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) mixing technology. This paper details the system’s hardware architecture and the design of a dual-temperature blackbody calibration unit. Thermal simulations and laboratory measurements demonstrate that the high-temperature blackbody calibration source achieves a thermal stability of 0.01 K, even under extreme ambient temperatures as low as -40\mathrm^\ \circC , thereby ensuring high radiometric calibration accuracy. Regarding retrieval algorithms, we evaluated and compared the performance of Linear Regression (LR), Quadratic Polynomial Regression (QPR), and Deep Neural Network (DNN) models based on a site-specific atmospheric radiative transfer model. The results indicate that the QPR algorithm outperforms both LR and DNN in terms of retrieval accuracy (achieving an RMSE of 22 μm), computational efficiency, and robustness against noise, particularly given the significant non-linear saturation effects of the 183 GHz line over a wide dynamic range. Consequently, QPR is identified as the optimal algorithm for the SWVR system. These findings validate the SWVR’s capability to monitor PWV with precision on the order of tens of microns in extremely dry environments, providing reliable technical support for radiometric imaging and phase correction in ground-based submillimeter telescopes.

     

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