Audley, M.D. (author), De Lange, G. (author), Ferrari, L. (author), Gao, J.R. (author), Hijmering, R.A. (author), Khosropanah, P. (author), Lindeman, M. (author), Ridder, M.L. (author) We have constructed a test facility for characterizing the focal plane arrays of SAFARI, the far-infrared imaging spectrometer for the SPICA satellite. SAFARI’s three bolometer arrays are populated with extremely sensitive (NEP ? 2 × 10?19 W/? Hz) transition edge sensors with a transition temperature close to 100 mK. The extreme sensitivity and...
journal article 2012
