Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) are amongst the most sensitive cryogenic detectors and
can be easily optimized for the detection of massive particles or photons ranging from X-rays …

CMB-S4 is a proposed experiment to map the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave
Background (CMB) to nearly the cosmic variance limit for angular scales that are accessible …

Inflation is the leading theory of the first instant of the universe. Inflation, which postulates
that the universe underwent a period of rapid expansion an instant after its birth, provides …

Far-infrared astronomy has advanced rapidly since its inception in the late 1950s, driven by
a maturing technology base and an expanding community of researchers. This …

Spider is a balloon-borne instrument designed to map the polarization of the millimeter-
wave sky at large angular scales. Spider targets the B-mode signature of primordial …

Bolometers for balloon and space missions have seen extensive development because of
their capacity to test primordial conditions of the Universe. The major improvements consist …

Key performance characteristics are demonstrated for the microwave superconducting
quantum interference device (SQUID) multiplexer (μmux) coupled to transition edge sensor …

Publisher's Note: This paper, originally published on 22 December 2020, was replaced with
a corrected/revised version on 12 March 2021. If you downloaded the original PDF but are …

Feedhorn-and orthomode transducer-(OMT) coupled transition edge sensor (TES)
bolometers have been designed and micro-fabricated to meet the optical specifications of …

Tow-level system (TLS) loss in amorphous dielectric materials has been intensively studied
at millikelvin temperatures due to its impact on superconducting qubit devices and …