Antenna temperature
= Antenna temperature
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The <antenna temperature> expresses the noise <power> delivered by a receiving <antenna> as an equivalent input <noise temperature>. It depends on the sky and surroundings weighted by the <antenna beam pattern>, as well as losses in the <antenna>; it need not be the physical <temperature> of either the <antenna> or a single astronomical source.