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Instrumentation for Kinetic-Inductance-Detector-Based Submillimeter Radio Astronomy

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Duan, Ran (2015) Instrumentation for Kinetic-Inductance-Detector-Based Submillimeter Radio Astronomy. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z90P0WXZ. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282015-141343540

Abstract

A substantial amount of important scientific information is contained within astronomical data at the submillimeter and far-infrared (FIR) wavelengths, including information regarding dusty galaxies, galaxy clusters, and star-forming regions; however, these wavelengths are among the least-explored fields in astronomy because of the technological difficulties involved in such research. Over the past 20 years, considerable efforts have been devoted to developing submillimeter- and millimeter-wavelength astronomical instruments and telescopes.

The number of detectors is an important property of such instruments and is the subject of the current study. Future telescopes will require as many as hundreds of thousands of detectors to meet the necessary requirements in terms of the field of view, scan speed, and resolution. A large pixel count is one benefit of the development of multiplexable detectors that use kinetic inductance detector (KID) technology.

This dissertation presents the development of a KID-based instrument including a portion of the millimeter-wave bandpass filters and all aspects of the readout electronics, which together enabled one of the largest detector counts achieved to date in submillimeter-/millimeter-wavelength imaging arrays: a total of 2304 detectors. The work presented in this dissertation has been implemented in the MUltiwavelength Submillimeter Inductance Camera (MUSIC), a new instrument for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO).

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:Submillimeter, Radio Astronomy, Instrumentation, Kinetic Inductance Detector
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Electrical Engineering
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Golwala, Sunil
Group:Astronomy Department
Thesis Committee:
  • Golwala, Sunil (chair)
  • Zmuidzinas, Jonas
  • Weinreb, Sander
  • Rutledge, David B.
  • Hajimiri, Ali
Defense Date:21 June 2013
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:05282015-141343540
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05282015-141343540
DOI:10.7907/Z90P0WXZ
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:8898
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Ran Duan
Deposited On:02 Jun 2015 15:17
Last Modified:10 Mar 2020 19:19

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