Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Adam L. Woodcraft; Matthew I. Hollister; Dan Bintley; Maureen A. Ellis; Xiaofeng Gao; Wayne S. Holland; Michael J. MacIntosh; Peter A. R. Ade; Julian S. House; Cynthia L. Hunt; Rashmi V. Sudiwala; William D. Duncan; Gene C. Hilton; Kent D. Irwin; Carl D. Reintsema; Camelia C. Dunare; William Parkes; Anthony J. Walton; Jan B. Kycia; Mandana Amiri; Bryce Burger; Mark Halpern

doi:10.1117/12.671310

Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array

Adam L. Woodcraft, Matthew I. Hollister, Dan Bintley, Maureen A. Ellis, Xiaofeng Gao, Wayne S. Holland, Michael J. MacIntosh, Peter A. R. Ade, Julian S. House, Cynthia L. Hunt, Rashmi V. Sudiwala, William D. Duncan, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Camelia C. Dunare, William Parkes, Anthony J. Walton, Jan B. Kycia, Mandana AmiriBryce Burger, Mark Halpern

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Abstract

We present the results of characterization measurements on a 1280 pixel superconducting bolometer array designed for operation at wavelengths around 450 pm. The array is a prototype for the sub-arrays which will form the focal plane for the SCUBA-2 sub-mm camera, being built for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. With over 10 000 pixels in total, it will provide a huge improvement in both sensitivity and mapping speed over existing instruments. The array consists of molybdenum-copper bi-layer TES (transition edge sensor) pixels, bonded to a multiplexer. The detectors operate at a temperature of approximately 175 mK, and require a heat sink at a temperature of approximately 60 mK. In contrast to previous TES arrays, the multiplexing elements are located beneath each pixel (an "in-focal plane" configuration). We present the results of electrical and optical measurements, and show that the optical NEP (noise equivalent power) is less than 1.4 x 10(-16) W Hz(-0.5), and thus within the requirement of 2.9 x 10(-16) W Hz(-0.5).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III
Editors	J Zmuidzinas, WS Holland, S Withington, WD Duncan
Place of Publication	BELLINGHAM
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	F2751-F2751
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	0-8194-6340-X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	Conference on Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III - Orlando Duration: 29 May 2006 → 31 May 2006

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Conference	Conference on Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III
City	Orlando
Period	29/05/06 → 31/05/06

Keywords

TES
superconducting detectors
submillimetre astronomy
large format
imaging
array
SCUBA-2
detectors
characterization
JCMT
ASTRONOMY
MULTIPLEXER
DESIGN
CAMERA

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Woodcraft, A. L., Hollister, M. I., Bintley, D., Ellis, M. A., Gao, X., Holland, W. S., MacIntosh, M. J., Ade, P. A. R., House, J. S., Hunt, C. L., Sudiwala, R. V., Duncan, W. D., Hilton, G. C., Irwin, K. D., Reintsema, C. D., Dunare, C. C., Parkes, W., Walton, A. J., Kycia, J. B., ... Halpern, M. (2006). Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array. In J. Zmuidzinas, WS. Holland, S. Withington, & WD. Duncan (Eds.), Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III (pp. F2751-F2751). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671310

Woodcraft, Adam L. ; Hollister, Matthew I. ; Bintley, Dan ; Ellis, Maureen A. ; Gao, Xiaofeng ; Holland, Wayne S. ; MacIntosh, Michael J. ; Ade, Peter A. R. ; House, Julian S. ; Hunt, Cynthia L. ; Sudiwala, Rashmi V. ; Duncan, William D. ; Hilton, Gene C. ; Irwin, Kent D. ; Reintsema, Carl D. ; Dunare, Camelia C. ; Parkes, William ; Walton, Anthony J. ; Kycia, Jan B. ; Amiri, Mandana ; Burger, Bryce ; Halpern, Mark. / Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array. Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III. editor / J Zmuidzinas ; WS Holland ; S Withington ; WD Duncan. BELLINGHAM : SPIE, 2006. pp. F2751-F2751

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Characterization of a prototype SCUBA-2 1280 pixel submillimetre superconducting bolometer array. / Woodcraft, Adam L.; Hollister, Matthew I.; Bintley, Dan; Ellis, Maureen A.; Gao, Xiaofeng; Holland, Wayne S.; MacIntosh, Michael J.; Ade, Peter A. R.; House, Julian S.; Hunt, Cynthia L.; Sudiwala, Rashmi V.; Duncan, William D.; Hilton, Gene C.; Irwin, Kent D.; Reintsema, Carl D.; Dunare, Camelia C.; Parkes, William; Walton, Anthony J.; Kycia, Jan B.; Amiri, Mandana; Burger, Bryce; Halpern, Mark.

Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy III. ed. / J Zmuidzinas; WS Holland; S Withington; WD Duncan. BELLINGHAM : SPIE, 2006. p. F2751-F2751.

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