The noise figure at one value of source admittance, plus the variation of output noise power with source admittance, are sufficient for the complete noise characterization of a linear receiver. A standard noise generator of variable admittance is not required. A wide range of source admittances can be used.
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Adamian et al. (1973) studied this question.
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