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20192026
most citedBenefits of bolometer Joule stepping and Joule pulsing

2 citations · 4 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

astro-ph.CO2026

FOSSIL: A future mission for CMB spectral distortion measurements

N. Aghanim, B. Maffei, J. Aumont +96

We present FOSSIL, a proposed space mission which is designed to deliver unprecedented absolute spectroscopic measurements of the sky intensity over a broad frequency range (50GHz…

astro-ph.IM2026

FOSSIL: Thermo-mechanical architecture

Valentin Sauvage, Clémence de Jabrun, Sylvain Martin +13

FOSSIL (FTS fOr CMB Spectral diStortIon expLoration) is a proposed ESA M8 mission tailored to measure the spectral distortions of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) with a sensi…

astro-ph.IM2026

Optical development of the BISOU breadboard

Morgane Loquet Le Gall, Creidhe O'Sullivan, Bruno Borgo +4

BISOU (Balloon Interferometer for Spectral Observations of the primordial Universe) is an astronomical balloon-borne pathfinder developed as part of a preparatory study for a futur…

astro-ph.IM2026

FOSSIL's preliminary thermal architecture

Valentin Sauvage, Clémence de Jabrun, Anaïs Besnard +6

FOSSIL (FTS fOr CMB Spectral diStortIon expLoration) is a proposed ESA M8 mission tailored to measure the spectral distortions monopole of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) wit…

astro-ph.GA2026

Galactic Science with the LiteBIRD satellite: Spectral characterization of diffuse Galactic polarized emission at the angular power spectrum level

S. Vinzl, J. Aumont, L. Vacher +108

Detection of primordial -mode polarization in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from tensor perturbations generated during inflation is a major scientific goal of future CMB…

physics.ins-det2026

Effect of total dose proton irradiation on the performance of Kinetic Inductance Detectors for far-Infrared space observatory

A. Besnard, G. Conenna, V. Sauvage +5

Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) are a promising technology for future space missions, where exposure to high-energy particles may affect detector performance. In this work, we…

astro-ph.IM2026

Successful irradiation campaign on PRIMA/PRIMAger KIDs detectors with DRACuLA

Valentin Sauvage, Anaïs Besnard, Giulia Conenna +4

DRACuLA (Detector irRAdiation Cryogenic faciLity for Astrophysics) is a mobile dilution refrigerator platform developed at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS) to expose sub…

physics.ins-det2026

Study of cosmic ray impacts on cryogenic high sensitivity detectors

Anaïs Besnard, Valentin Sauvage, Bruno Maffei

After the Planck mission's launch in 2009, bolometers of its High Frequency Instrument (HFI) were considerably affected by cosmic rays, which necessitated several years of post-tre…

astro-ph.IM2026

Thermal conductivity of various CFRPs from 100 mK to 20 K

Valentin Sauvage

Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are some of the most useful materials for building spacecraft and aerospace tools. They are especially valuable for systems that work at ex…

astro-ph.CO2026

Mitigating half-wave plate systematics at the map-making level: calibration requirements for LiteBIRD

N. Raffuzzi, A. Carones, M. Monelli +101

Although half-wave plates (HWPs) are becoming a popular choice of polarization modulators for cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments, their non-idealities can introduce syst…

physics.ins-det2025

TES Proton Irradiation Result Analysis for Future Space Applications

A. Besnard, V. Sauvage, S. L. Stever +8

As observed on the signal of the Planck-HFI highly sensitive bolometers, the effect of cosmic rays on detectors is a major concern for future similar space missions. Their instrume…

astro-ph.IM2025

Performance characterization of a new Structural and Thermal Architecture for a future spaceborne Closed-Cycle Dilution Refrigerator

Valentin Sauvage, Anaïs Besnard, Clémence de Jabrun +2

A Structural and Thermal Model (STM) has been developed to support the new spaceborne Closed-Cycle Dilution Refrigerator (CCDR), which aims to provide continuous cooling at 100~mK…

astro-ph.IM2025

First release of LiteBIRD simulations from an end-to-end pipeline

M. Bortolami, N. Raffuzzi, L. Pagano +107

The LiteBIRD satellite mission aims at detecting Cosmic Microwave Background modes with unprecedented precision, targeting a total error on the tensor-to-scalar ratio of $δ…

astro-ph.IM2025

On the computational feasibility of Bayesian end-to-end analysis of LiteBIRD simulations within Cosmoglobe

R. Aurvik, M. Galloway, E. Gjerløw +107

We assess the computational feasibility of end-to-end Bayesian analysis of the JAXA-led LiteBIRD experiment by analysing simulated time ordered data (TOD) for a subset of detectors…

astro-ph.IM2025

A Simulation Framework for the LiteBIRD Instruments

M. Tomasi, L. Pagano, A. Anand +111

LiteBIRD, the Lite (Light) satellite for the study of -mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection, is a space mission focused on primordial cosmo…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Requirements on bandpass resolution and measurement precision for LiteBIRD

S. Giardiello, A. Carones, T. Ghigna +95

In this work, we study the impact of an imperfect knowledge of the instrument bandpasses on the estimate of the tensor-to-scalar ratio in the context of the next-generation Lit…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 1 cited

Performance of the polarization leakage correction in the PILOT data

J-Ph. Bernard, A. Bernard, H. Roussel +33

The Polarized Instrument for Long-wavelength Observation of the Tenuous interstellar medium (PILOT) is a balloon-borne experiment that aims to measure the polarized emission of the…

physics.ins-det2019★ 2 cited

Benefits of bolometer Joule stepping and Joule pulsing

Samantha Lynn Stever, François Couchot, Valentin Sauvage +1

We introduce the `Joule stepping' technique, whereupon a constantly-biased bolometer has its bias voltage modified by a small additional step. We demonstrate this technique using a…