Line emission mapper microcalorimeter spectrometer

SR Bandler, JS Adams, EG Amatucci… - Journal of …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The line emission mapper (LEM) is a probe-class mission concept that is designed to detect
x-ray emission lines from hot ionized gas (T> 106 K) that will enable us to test galaxy …

System performance of a cryogenic test-bed for the time-division multiplexing readout for NewAthena X-IFU

D Vaccaro, J van der Kuur, P van der Hulst… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is an instrument of ESA's future NewAthena space
observatory, with the goal to provide high-energy resolution ($< $4 eV at X-ray energies up …

End-to-end modeling of the TDM readout system for CMB-S4

DC Goldfinger, Z Ahmed, DR Barron… - Journal of Low …, 2024 - Springer
The CMB-S4 experiment is developing next-generation ground-based microwave
telescopes to observe the cosmic microwave background with unprecedented sensitivity …

The detection chain for Athena X-IFU: a status on the design and demonstrations

H Geoffray, BD Jackson, SR Bandler… - … 2024: Ultraviolet to …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) instrument is the high-resolution X-ray spectrometer of
the ESA Athena X-ray Observatory. X-IFU will deliver spectra from 0.2 to 12 keV with a …

Physical Neighbor Crosstalk in Time Division Multiplexed SQUID Arrays for TES Readout

M Durkin, WB Doriese, JD Gard, GC Hilton… - Journal of Low …, 2024 - Springer
Time division SQUID multiplexing is being developed as the TES readout technology for the
ATHENA X-ray integral field unit and CMB-S4. Close packing of TDM and dc-biased SQUID …

Instrument overview of Taurus: a balloon-borne CMB and dust polarization experiment

JL May, AE Adler, JE Austermann… - Ground-based and …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Taurus is a balloon-borne cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment optimized to
map the E-mode polarization and Galactic foregrounds at the largest angular scales (𝓁< 30) …

Superconducting Quantum Magnetometer Based on Flux Focusing Effect for High-Sensitivity Applications

A Vettoliere, C Granata - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
A superconducting quantum magnetometer for high-sensitivity applications has been
developed by exploiting the flux focusing of the superconducting loop. Unlike conventional …

Power Consumption in SQUID Multiplexers for Space-Based Applications

J van der Kuur, M Kiviranta, G de Lange… - Journal of Low …, 2024 - Springer
Several proposed space-based X-ray observatories apply TES-based micro-calorimeters as
energy-dispersive imaging detector. The number of independently readout pixels is an …

System performance of a cryogenic test-bed for the time-division multiplexing readout for the NewAthena X-ray Integral Field Unit

D Vaccaro, J van der Kuur… - Journal of …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is an instrument of European Space Agency's future
NewAthena space observatory, with the goal to provide high-energy resolution (< 4 eV at X …

Indium Bump Bonding: Advanced Integration Techniques for Low-Temperature Detectors and Readout

TJ Lucas, JP Biesecker, WB Doriese, SM Duff… - Journal of Low …, 2024 - Springer
We have examined the influence of bump shape and bonding pressure on low-temperature
electrical properties of indium bump connections including superconducting transition …