Frequency domain multiplexed readout of TES detector arrays with baseband feedback

R. Den Hartog, J. Beyer, D. Boersma, M. Bruijn, L. Gottardi, H. Hoevers, R. Hou, Mikko Kiviranta, P. De Korte, J. Van Der Kuur, B.-J. Van Leeuwen, M. Lindeman, A. Nieuwenhuizen

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    Abstract

    SRON is developing an electronic read-out system for an array of Transition-Edge Sensors (TES) which combines the techniques of Frequency Domain Multiplexing (FDM) with Base-Band FeedBack (BBFB). Its potential astronomical applications are in the read-out of soft X-ray microcalorimeters of the XMS instrument on the International X-ray Observatory (IXO) and the far-IR bolometers of the SAFARI instrument on the Japanese-European mission SPICA. In this paper we focus on the experimental verification of the system, demonstrating for 16 pixels that simultaneous read-out does not degrade the noise performance, and that crosstalk between pixels is close to the requirements for IXO. A detailed analysis of the BBFB system is presented, identifying its limitations and routes for improvement to the levels required for implementation on both missions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)289-293
    Number of pages8
    JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
    Volume21
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Keywords

    • Bolometers
    • FDM
    • IXO
    • Microcalorimeters
    • SPICA
    • SQUID read-out electronics
    • TES

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