TY - GEN
T1 - Ultasensitive TES detectors for FIR space astronomy
AU - Morozov, Dmitry
AU - Mauskopf, Philip D.
AU - Ade, Peter
AU - Glowacka, Dorota M.
AU - Goldie, David
AU - Withington, Stafford
AU - Bruijn, Marcel
AU - De Korte, Pieter A.J.
AU - Hoevers, Henk
AU - Ridder, Marcel
AU - Gao, Jian Rong
AU - Wild, Wolfgang
PY - 2008/12/31
Y1 - 2008/12/31
N2 - We present results of the development of ultrasensitive transition edge superconducting (TES) detectors for the SAFARI far infrared (FIR) spectrometer, one of the instruments proposed for the Japanese-led SPICA telescope. Future FIR space missions require a combination of cooled optics and ultrasensitive detectors with noise equivalent power (NEP) levels on the order of 10 -19 W/√Hz or lower to be able to perform detailed spectroscopic surveys of the nearby and distant universe. We have developed TES detectors based on the mechanical suspension of an absorbing film connected to a TiAu bilayer thermometer on a thin SiN membrane. We describe the design of these detectors and measurements of their performance.
AB - We present results of the development of ultrasensitive transition edge superconducting (TES) detectors for the SAFARI far infrared (FIR) spectrometer, one of the instruments proposed for the Japanese-led SPICA telescope. Future FIR space missions require a combination of cooled optics and ultrasensitive detectors with noise equivalent power (NEP) levels on the order of 10 -19 W/√Hz or lower to be able to perform detailed spectroscopic surveys of the nearby and distant universe. We have developed TES detectors based on the mechanical suspension of an absorbing film connected to a TiAu bilayer thermometer on a thin SiN membrane. We describe the design of these detectors and measurements of their performance.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665656
DO - 10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665656
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:58049098149
SN - 9781424421206
T3 - 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008
BT - 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008
T2 - 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008
Y2 - 15 September 2008 through 19 September 2008
ER -