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20182026
most citedA new pulse shape description for particle pulses in a highly-sensitive sub-Kelvin bolometer

5 citations · 5 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

Optimising instrument concepts with Machine Learning: Application to CMB spectral distortion experiments

Xavier Coulon, Nabila Aghanim, Bruno Maffei

Understanding how instrumental and mission parameters affect the ability to measure faint astrophysical signals is a key challenge in the design of future experiments. This is part…

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…

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…

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.IM2018★ 5 cited

A new pulse shape description for particle pulses in a highly-sensitive sub-Kelvin bolometer

S. L. Stever, F. Couchot, N. Coron +2

The next generation of cosmology space missions will be sensitive to parasitic signals arising from cosmic rays. Using a composite bolometer, we have investigated pulses produced b…