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most citedParallel Plate Capacitor Aluminum KIDs for Future Far-Infrared Space-Based Observatories

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astro-ph.IM2026

PRIMA prototype spaceflight KID readout electronics laboratory characterization

Adrian K. Sinclair, Chris Albert, C. Matt Bradford +28

We present further development and testing of prototype kinetic inductance detector (KID) readout electronics for the PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA). PRIMA is…

physics.ins-det2026

Kilopixel Performance of the Kinetic Inductance Detectors for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper

Justin S. Bracks, Reinier M. J. Janssen, Steve Hailey-Dunsheath +32

We characterize a flight-grade array of lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) developed for the long-wavelength module of the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM). From…

astro-ph.IM2026

SuMAC: On-sky demonstration of multi-pixel on-chip millimeter-wave spectroscopy at the Large Millimeter Telescope

Marcial Becerril-Tapia, Peter S. Barry, Christopher S. Benson +22

The SuperSpec-MUSCAT Collaboration (SuMAC) is an effort to operate SuperSpec spectrometers in the MUSCAT instrument at the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT). SuperSpec is an on-chip…

astro-ph.IM2026

Spatial Mapping and Capacitor Trimming Developments to Improve Usable Pixel Yield in PRIMA FIRESS Kilo-Pixel Arrays

Chris Albert, Jonathon Hunacek, Hien Nguyen +14

The Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) will use 8 kilo-pixel kinetic inductance detector (KID) arrays in its spectrometer module. We present an improved resonant f…

astro-ph.IM2026

Radiation Total Dose for PRIMA: Cold Exposure with Alpha Particles

Elijah Kane, Chris Albert, Andrew Beyer +11

The Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) is a far-infrared (24-261 micron wavelengths) probe-class space observatory currently under Phase A study, which promises or…

astro-ph.IM2025

The Far-Infrared Enhanced Survey Spectrometer (FIRESS) for PRIMA: Approach and Estimated Performance

C. M., Bradford, Alan J. Kogut +19

We present the architectural concept for the Far-Infrared Enhanced Survey Spectrometer (FIRESS) for the Probe Mission for far-IR Astrophysics (PRIMA). FIRESS spans the 24--235 micr…

astro-ph.IM2024

Development of an ultra-sensitive 210-micron array of KIDs for far-IR astronomy

Elijah Kane, Chris Albert, Nicholas Cothard +13

The Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) is a proposed space observatory which will use arrays of thousands of kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) to perform low- an…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Cosmic ray susceptibility of the Terahertz Intensity Mapper detector arrays

Lun-Jun Liu, Reinier M. J. Janssen, Bruce Bumble +26

We report on the effects of cosmic ray interactions with the Kinetic Inductance Detector (KID) based focal plane array for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM). TIM is a NASA-funde…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

A 25-micron single photon sensitive kinetic inductance detector

Peter K. Day, Nicholas F. Cothard, Christopher Albert +15

We report measurements characterizing the performance of a kinetic inductance detector array designed for a wavelength of 25 microns and very low optical background level suitable…

astro-ph.IM2023

Modeling of cosmic rays and near-IR photons in aluminum KIDs

Elijah Kane, Chris Albert, Ritoban Basu Thakur +13

The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA) is working to develop kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) that can meet the sensitivity targets of a far-infrared spectromet…

astro-ph.IM2023

High-sensitivity Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays for the Probe Far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics

Logan Foote, Chris Albert, Jochem Baselmans +15

Far-infrared (far-IR) astrophysics missions featuring actively cooled telescopes will offer orders of magnitude observing speed improvement at wavelengths where galaxies and formin…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 2 cited

Parallel Plate Capacitor Aluminum KIDs for Future Far-Infrared Space-Based Observatories

Nicholas F. Cothard, Christopher Albert, Andrew D. Beyer +12

Future space-based far-infrared astrophysical observatories will require exquis-itely sensitive detectors consistent with the low optical backgrounds. The PRobe far-Infrared Missio…

astro-ph.IM2021

Detector fabrication development for the LiteBIRD satellite mission

Benjamin Westbrook, Christopher Raum, Shawn Beckman +24

LiteBIRD is a JAXA-led strategic Large-Class satellite mission designed to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background and cosmic foregrounds from 34 to 448 GHz acr…