Nanobolometers for THz photon detection

BS Karasik, AV Sergeev… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the state of rapidly emerging terahertz hot-electron nanobolometers
(nano-HEB), which are currently among of the most sensitive radiation power detectors at …

Graphene-based bolometers

X Du, DE Prober, H Vora, C Mckitterick - arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.4065, 2013 - arxiv.org
This article reviews recent research for development of sensitive graphene photon detectors
in the infrared/far infrared/THz range. For this range, graphene has promising potential in …

The canfranc axion detection experiment (cadex): search for axions at 90 ghz with kinetic inductance detectors

B Aja, SA Cuendis, I Arregui, E Artal… - … of Cosmology and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We propose a novel experiment, the Canfranc Axion Detection Experiment (CADEx), to
probe dark matter axions with masses in the range 330–460 μeV, within the W-band (80 …

[HTML][HTML] A kilo-pixel imaging system for future space based far-infrared observatories using microwave kinetic inductance detectors

JJA Baselmans, J Bueno, SJC Yates… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Aims. Future astrophysics and cosmic microwave background space missions operating in
the far-infrared to millimetre part of the spectrum will require very large arrays of ultra …

Fast electron thermometry for ultrasensitive calorimetric detection

S Gasparinetti, KL Viisanen, OP Saira, T Faivre… - Physical Review …, 2015 - APS
We demonstrate radio-frequency thermometry on a micrometer-sized metallic island below
100 mK. Our device is based on a normal-metal–insulator–superconductor tunnel junction …

Fluctuations in the electron system of a superconductor exposed to a photon flux

PJ de Visser, JJA Baselmans, J Bueno… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
In a superconductor, in which electrons are paired, the density of unpaired electrons should
become zero when approaching zero temperature. Therefore, radiation detectors based on …

Thermoelectric radiation detector based on superconductor-ferromagnet systems

TT Heikkilä, R Ojajärvi, IJ Maasilta, E Strambini… - Physical Review …, 2018 - APS
We suggest an ultrasensitive detector of electromagnetic fields exploiting the giant
thermoelectric effect recently found in superconductor-ferromagnet hybrid structures …

[HTML][HTML] Nanobolometer with ultralow noise equivalent power

R Kokkoniemi, J Govenius, V Vesterinen… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Since the introduction of bolometers more than a century ago, they have been used in
various applications ranging from chemical sensors, consumer electronics, and security to …

Space mission Millimetron for terahertz astronomy

AV Smirnov, AM Baryshev, SV Pilipenko… - Space Telescopes …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present an overview of the current status of the space mission Millimetron. Millimetron is
a large 10-m cooled space telescope optimized for operation in the submillimeter and far …

Development of highly sensitive nanoscale transition edge sensors for gigahertz astronomy and dark matter search

F Paolucci, V Buccheri, G Germanese… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Terahertz (THz) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) band detection has a key role in both
fundamental interactions physics and technological applications, such as medical imaging …