Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment

M. Salatino; B. Bélier; C. Chapron; D. T. Hoang; S. Maestre; S. Marnieros; W. Marty; L. Montier; M. Piat; D. Prêle; D. Rambaud; J. P. Thermeau; S. A. Torchinsky; S. Henrot-Versillé; F. Voisin; P. Ade; G. Amico; D. Auguste; J. Aumont; S. Banfi; G. Barbarán; P. Battaglia; E. Battistelli; A. Baù; D. Bennett; L. Bergé; J. Ph Bernard; M. Bersanelli; M. A. Bigot-Sazy; N. Bleurvacq; J. Bonaparte; J. Bonis; G. Bordier; E. Bréelle; D. Burke; G. Coppi; B. García; A. Gault; M. González; B. Maffei; A. J. May; M. A. McCulloch; S. Melhuish; J. A. Murphy; J. D. Murphy; L. Piccirillo; G. Pisano; C. Tucker; G. Tucker; B. Watson

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Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment

M. Salatino^*, B. Bélier, C. Chapron, D. T. Hoang, S. Maestre, S. Marnieros, W. Marty, L. Montier, M. Piat, D. Prêle, D. Rambaud, J. P. Thermeau, S. A. Torchinsky, S. Henrot-Versillé, F. Voisin, P. Ade, G. Amico, D. Auguste, J. Aumont, S. BanfiG. Barbarán, P. Battaglia, E. Battistelli, A. Baù, D. Bennett, L. Bergé, J. Ph Bernard, M. Bersanelli, M. A. Bigot-Sazy, N. Bleurvacq, J. Bonaparte, J. Bonis, G. Bordier, E. Bréelle, D. Burke, G. Coppi, B. García, A. Gault, M. González, B. Maffei, A. J. May, M. A. McCulloch, S. Melhuish, J. A. Murphy, J. D. Murphy, L. Piccirillo, G. Pisano, C. Tucker, G. Tucker, B. Watson

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QUBIC (the Q and U Bolometric Interferometer for Cosmology) is a ground-based experiment which seeks to improve the current constraints on the amplitude of primordial gravitational waves. It exploits the unique technique, among Cosmic Microwave Background experiments, of bolometric interferometry, combining together the sensitivity of bolometric detectors with the control of systematic effects typical of interferometers. QUBIC will perform sky observations in polarization, in two frequency bands centered at 150 and 220 GHz, with two kilo-pixel focal plane arrays of NbSi Transition-Edge Sensors (TES) cooled down to 350 mK. A subset of the QUBIC instrument, the so called QUBIC Technological Demonstrator (TD), with a reduced number of detectors with respect to the full instrument, will be deployed and commissioned before the end of 2018. The voltage-biased TES are read out with Time Domain Multiplexing and an unprecedented multiplexing (MUX) factor equal to 128. This MUX factor is reached with two-stage multiplexing: a traditional one exploiting Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) at 1K and a novel SiGe Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) at 60 K. The former provides a MUX factor of 32, while the latter provides a further 4. Each TES array is composed of 256 detectors and read out with four modules of 32 SQUIDs and two ASICs. A custom software synchronizes and manages the readout and detector operation, while the TES are sampled at 780 Hz (100kHz/128 MUX rate). In this work we present the experimental characterization of the QUBIC TES arrays and their multiplexing readout chain, including time constant, critical temperature, and noise properties.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX
Editors	Jonas Zmuidzinas, Jian-Rong Gao
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9781510619692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312080
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 12 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10708
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	12/06/18 → 15/06/18

Keywords

Bolometric Interferometry
CMB instrumentation
Cosmic Microwave Background
SiGe ApplicationSpecific Integrated Circuit
Superconducting QUantum Interference Device
the QUBIC experiment
TimeDomain Multiplexing
Transition-Edge Sensor

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Salatino, M., Bélier, B., Chapron, C., Hoang, D. T., Maestre, S., Marnieros, S., Marty, W., Montier, L., Piat, M., Prêle, D., Rambaud, D., Thermeau, J. P., Torchinsky, S. A., Henrot-Versillé, S., Voisin, F., Ade, P., Amico, G., Auguste, D., Aumont, J., ... Watson, B. (2018). Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment. In J. Zmuidzinas, & J.-R. Gao (Eds.), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX Article 1070845 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10708). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312080

Salatino, M. ; Bélier, B. ; Chapron, C. et al. / Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment. Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. editor / Jonas Zmuidzinas ; Jian-Rong Gao. SPIE, 2018. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Salatino, M, Bélier, B, Chapron, C, Hoang, DT, Maestre, S, Marnieros, S, Marty, W, Montier, L, Piat, M, Prêle, D, Rambaud, D, Thermeau, JP, Torchinsky, SA, Henrot-Versillé, S, Voisin, F, Ade, P, Amico, G, Auguste, D, Aumont, J, Banfi, S, Barbarán, G, Battaglia, P, Battistelli, E, Baù, A, Bennett, D, Bergé, L, Bernard, JP, Bersanelli, M, Bigot-Sazy, MA, Bleurvacq, N, Bonaparte, J, Bonis, J, Bordier, G, Bréelle, E, Burke, D, Coppi, G, García, B, Gault, A, González, M, Maffei, B, May, AJ, McCulloch, MA, Melhuish, S, Murphy, JA, Murphy, JD, Piccirillo, L, Pisano, G, Tucker, C, Tucker, G & Watson, B 2018, Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment. in J Zmuidzinas & J-R Gao (eds), Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX., 1070845, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10708, SPIE, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX 2018, Austin, United States, 12/06/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312080

Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment. / Salatino, M.; Bélier, B.; Chapron, C. et al.
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. ed. / Jonas Zmuidzinas; Jian-Rong Gao. SPIE, 2018. 1070845 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10708).

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Salatino M, Bélier B, Chapron C, Hoang DT, Maestre S, Marnieros S et al. Performance of NbSi transition-edge sensors readout with a 128 MUX factor for the QUBIC experiment. In Zmuidzinas J, Gao JR, editors, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. SPIE. 2018. 1070845. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2312080

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