Frequency selective bolometer development at Argonne National Laboratory

Aaron Datesman; John Pearson; Gensheng Wang; Volodymyr Yefremenko; Ralu Divan; Thomas Downes; Clarence Chang; Jeff McMahon; Stephan Meyer; John Carlstrom; Daniel Logan; Thushara Perera; Grant Wilson; Valentyn Novosad

doi:10.1117/12.790034

18 July 2008 Frequency selective bolometer development at Argonne National Laboratory

Aaron Datesman, John Pearson, Gensheng Wang, Volodymyr Yefremenko, Ralu Divan, Thomas Downes, Clarence Chang, Jeff McMahon, Stephan Meyer, John Carlstrom, Daniel Logan, Thushara Perera, Grant Wilson, Valentyn Novosad

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Proceedings Volume 7020, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV; 702029 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790034
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

We discuss the development, at Argonne National Laboratory, of a four-pixel camera suitable for photometry of distant dusty galaxies located by Spitzer and SCUBA, and for study of other millimeter-wave sources such as ultra-luminous infrared galaxies, the Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) effect in clusters, and galactic dust. Utilizing Frequency Selective Bolometers (FSBs) with superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors (TESs), each of the camera's four pixels is sensitive to four colors, with frequency bands centered approximately at 150, 220, 270, and 360 GHz. The current generation of these devices utilizes proximity effect superconducting bilayers of Mo/Au or Ti/Au for TESs, along with frequency selective circuitry on membranes of silicon nitride 1 cm across and 1 micron thick. The operational properties of these devices are determined by this circuitry, along with thermal control structures etched into the membranes. These etched structures do not perforate the membrane, so that the device is both comparatively robust mechanically and carefully tailored in terms of its thermal transport properties. In this paper, we report on development of the superconducting bilayer TES technology and characterization of the FSB stacks. This includes the use of new materials, the design and testing of thermal control structures, the introduction of desirable thermal properties using buried layers of crystalline silicon underneath the membrane, detector stability control, and optical and thermal test results. The scientific motivation, FSB design, FSB fabrication, and measurement results are discussed.

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Aaron Datesman, John Pearson, Gensheng Wang, Volodymyr Yefremenko, Ralu Divan, Thomas Downes, Clarence Chang, Jeff McMahon, Stephan Meyer, John Carlstrom, Daniel Logan, Thushara Perera, Grant Wilson, and Valentyn Novosad "Frequency selective bolometer development at Argonne National Laboratory", Proc. SPIE 7020, Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, 702029 (18 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790034

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