Transition Edge Cameras for Fast Optical Spectrophotometry

Romani, Roger W.; Bay, T.J.; Burney, Jennifer; Cabrera, B.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6518-7_16

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“…The theoretical limit for energy resolution of Transition Edge Superconducting devices (TES) in the short wavelength end of the spectrum (10 eV or 124 nm) is about 0.1 eV, which corresponds to a resolving power of 100 [46]. Therefore, it seems that the most likely use for energy-sensitive detectors would be where there is a need for a combination of low-resolution spectroscopy and high time resolution, for instance in the study of white dwarfs or other high-energy astrophysical phenomena.…”

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Future technologies for optical and infrared telescopes and instruments

Cunningham

2009

Exp Astron

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The theme of this conference is the evolution of telescopes over the last 400 years. I present my view on what the major leaps of technology have been, and attempt to predict what new technologies could come along in the next 50 years to change the way we do astronomy and help us make new discoveries. Are we approaching a peak of innovation and discovery, and will this be followed by a slow decline? Or are there prospects for even further technology leaps and consequent new discoveries? Will global resource and financial crises bring an end to our great ambitions, or will we continue with bigger telescopes and more ambitious space observatories?

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Future technologies for optical and infrared telescopes and instruments

Cunningham

2009

Exp Astron

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Energy-sensitive detectors for astronomy: Past, present and future

O'Connor

Shearer

O’Brien

2019

New Astronomy Reviews

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Fast-Response Superconducting Titanium Bolometric Detectors

Zhong

Zhang

Wang

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IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

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High time resolution optical/Infrared (IR) astronomy will require fast response detectors. In order to meet such requirement, cryogenic optical/IR detectors, such as superconducting tunnel junctions (STJ) and transition-edge sensors (TES), are under development. Of these cryogenic detectors, superconducting titanium (Ti) bolometric detectors, with a transition temperature of around 300 mK, based on the electronphonon decoupling mechanism, is promising in fast response. In this paper, we report on the characterization of electro-thermal properties of a small-size (1 µm × 1 µm × 37 nm) superconducting Ti detector. The low frequency noise of Ti film was fitted by empirical Hooge model. A discrepancy between the Hooge constant of the Ti film and that of normal metals shows disorder in the Ti film. Thermal conductance was estimated extracted via measured current-voltage curves at different bath temperatures. The time constant was calculated as tens of nanoseconds, which was quite fast faster than expected. The fast response potentially enables the high speed optical/IR astronomical observations. Detailed experimental and analytical results are presented.

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Transition Edge Cameras for Fast Optical Spectrophotometry

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Future technologies for optical and infrared telescopes and instruments

Future technologies for optical and infrared telescopes and instruments

Energy-sensitive detectors for astronomy: Past, present and future

Fast-Response Superconducting Titanium Bolometric Detectors

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