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Superconducting Transition-Edge Bolometer Arrays for Ultra-Low Power Radiometry

Published

Author(s)

Erich N. Grossman, James A. Chervenak, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema

Abstract

A new generation of ultra-low power bolometer arrays is under development for low background infrared astronomy. This paper describes radiometric measurements on such bolometers using a cryogenic blackbody source with accurately calculable throughput. Because of the very long wavelengths used, roughly 100 5m - 1 mm, the absorbed radiant power differssubstantially from that in a classical radiometry measurement, where it would be given by the geometric throughput with small diffraction corrections.
Proceedings Title
Proc., Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)
Issue
25
Conference Dates
May 14-19, 2000
Conference Location
Sydney, 1, AS
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

arrays, bolometer, diffraction, submillimeter wavelength

Citation

Grossman, E. , Chervenak, J. , Irwin, K. and Reintsema, C. (2000), Superconducting Transition-Edge Bolometer Arrays for Ultra-Low Power Radiometry, Proc., Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), Sydney, 1, AS (Accessed April 24, 2024)

Created April 30, 2000, Updated October 12, 2021