Development and characterization of a TES optical imaging array for astrophysics applications

Authors

J. Burney
T. J. Bay
Paul L. Brink
Blas Cabrera
Joseph P. Castle
R. W. Romani
A. Tomada
S. W. Nam
A. J. Miller
J. Martinis
E. Wang
T Kenny
Betty A. Young, Santa Clara UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

3-11-2004

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Our research group has successfully developed photon detectors capable of both time-stamping and energy-resolving individual photons at very high rates in a wide band from the near-IR through optical and into the near-UV. We have fabricated 32-pixel arrays of these Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) devices and have mounted them in an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator equipped with windows for direct imaging. We have characterized single pixel behavior; we have also begun operating multiple pixels simultaneously, starting the scaling process towards use of the full array. We emphasize the development of a metalized mask for our array that blocks photons from hitting the inter-pixel areas and reflects them onto the TESs. We also present calibration data on detector resolution, electronics noise, and optical alignment.

Comments

LTD-10, 10th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, Genoa, Italy 7-11 July 2003

Recommended Citation

Burney, J., Bay, T. J., Brink, P. L., Cabrera, B., Castle, J. P., Romani, R. W., Tomada, A., Nam, S. W., Miller, A. J., Martinis, J., Wang, E., Kenny, T., & Young, B. A. (2004). Development and characterization of a TES optical imaging array for astrophysics applications. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 520(1), 533–536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.307