Development and Characterization of a TES Optical Imaging Array for Astrophysics Applications

Published

December 20, 2003

Author(s)

J. Burney, T. Bay, P. Brink, B. Cabrera, J. P. Castle, R. W. Romani, A. Tomada, Sae Woo Nam, Aaron J. Miller, John M. Martinis, E. Wang, T. Kenny, B. A. Young

Abstract

Our research group has successfully developed photon detectors capable of both time-stamping and energy-resolving individual photons at very high rates in a wide band from near IR through optical and into near UV. We have currently fabricated 32-pixel arrays of these Transition-Edge Sensor s(TES) devices and have mounted them in an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR) equipped with windows for direct imaging. We have demonstrated single- and double-pixel functionality of our system. We emphasize the development of a metalized reflection mask for our array. We also present calibration data on detector resolution, electronics noise, and optical alignment.

Citation

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volume

520

Issue

1-3

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

applications, arrays, astrophysics, detector resolution, electronics noise, optical alignment, photon detectors, TES

Citation

Burney, J. , Bay, T. , Brink, P. , Cabrera, B. , Castle, J. , Romani, R. , Tomada, A. , Nam, S. , Miller, A. , Martinis, J. , Wang, E. , Kenny, T. and Young, B. (2003), Development and Characterization of a TES Optical Imaging Array for Astrophysics Applications, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31420 (Accessed October 1, 2025)