T May et al 2003 Supercond. Sci. Technol. 16 1430 doi:10.1088/0953-2048/16/12/024
T May1, V Zakosarenko2, R Boucher2, E Kreysa3 and H-G Meyer2
Show affiliationsWe have tested a fully microfabricated superconducting bolometer array for astrophysical observations at submillimetre wavelengths. The system is cooled by a 3He sorption refrigerator operating in a pumped 4He cryostat. The transition edge bolometer uses a bilayer of molybdenum and a gold–palladium alloy with a transition temperature of around 500 mK as the thermometer. The bolometer is voltage biased, and the current is measured by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) ammeter.
85.25.Dq Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)
74.10.+v Occurrence, potential candidates
74.78.-w Superconducting films and low-dimensional structures
85.25.Pb Superconducting infrared, submillimeter and millimeter wave detectors
85.25.Hv Superconducting logic elements and memory devices; microelectronic circuits
Issue 12 (December 2003)
Received 17 July 2003
Published 5 November 2003
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