Alternate Definitions for antenna temperature

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Term: antenna temperature
Definition:

Antenna temperature is a way of expressing the brightness of a radiation source - it is proportional to the power per unit area emitted by the source. In most cases where it is used it corresponds to the thermodynamic or physical temperature of the source being observed. It thus relates the power emitted by the source to an interesting physical property of that source.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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