Title :
SPACEKIDS: Kinetic inductance detector arrays for space applications
Author :
M. Griffin;J. Baselmans;A. Baryshev;S. Doyle;M. Grim;P. Hargrave;T. Klapwijk;J. Martin-Pintado;A. Monfardini;A. Neto;H. Steenbeck;I. Walker;K. Wood;A. D´Addabbo;P. Barry;A. Bideaud;B. Blázquez;J. Bueno;M. Calvo;J-L Costa-Kramer;L. Ferrari;A. G�
Author_Institution :
School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, UK
Abstract :
Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) offer excellent sensitivity in the THz region combined with ease of operation. The SPACEKIDS project is working on developments needed to enable this technology for space. It includes development of antenna-coupled and lumped-element KIDS, and of the necessary readout electronics. KID arrays have been developed for both low-background (astrophysical) and high-background (Earth-observing) applications. Two laboratory demonstrator systems are now being used to evaluate kilo-pixel array characteristics and performance in an environment representative of both astronomy (low background) and Earth observing (high-background) applications.
Keywords :
"Detectors","Antenna arrays","Kinetic theory","Inductance","Astronomy","Telescopes"
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2015 40th International Conference on
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2035
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2015.7327546
