High-energy interactions in kinetic inductance detectors arrays

A. D'Addabbo; M. Calvo; J. Goupy; A. Benoit; O. Bourrion; A. Catalano; J. F. Macias-Perez; A. Monfardini

doi:10.1117/12.2056441

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23 July 2014 High-energy interactions in kinetic inductance detectors arrays

A. D'Addabbo, M. Calvo, J. Goupy, A. Benoit, O. Bourrion, A. Catalano, J. F. Macias-Perez, A. Monfardini

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Proceedings Volume 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; 91532Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056441
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The impacts of Cosmic Rays on the detectors are a key problem for space-based missions. We are studying the effects of such interactions on arrays of Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KID), in order to adapt this technology for use on board of satellites. Before proposing a new technology such as the Kinetic Inductance Detectors for a space-based mission, the problem of the Cosmic Rays that hit the detectors during in-flight operation has to be studied in detail. We present here several tests carried out with KID exposed to radioactive sources, which we use to reproduce the physical interactions induced by primary Cosmic Rays, and we report the results obtained adopting different solutions in terms of substrate materials and array geometries. We conclude by outlining the main guidelines to follow for fabricating KID for spacebased applications.

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A. D'Addabbo, M. Calvo, J. Goupy, A. Benoit, O. Bourrion, A. Catalano, J. F. Macias-Perez, and A. Monfardini "High-energy interactions in kinetic inductance detectors arrays", Proc. SPIE 9153, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 91532Q (23 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056441

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