14 papers
Development of TIFUUN: Terahertz Integral Field Units with Universal Nanotechnology
Akira Endo, Tom J. L. C. Bakx, Jochem J. A. Baselmans +50
TIFUUN (THz Integral Field Units with Universal Nanotechnology) is an ultra-wideband mm-submm wave imaging spectrometer that capitalizes on the highly scalable integrated supercond…
Enhanced electron-beam lithography to reduce the frequency scatter of 200-400 GHz superconducting microstrip resonators for on-chip filterbank spectrometers
L. G. G. Olde Scholtenhuis, D. J. Thoen, J. J. A. Baselmans +4
Integrated superconducting spectrometers (ISSs) provide the instantaneous bandwidth, sensitivity, and scalable architecture for large-scale spectroscopic surveys in submillimeter-w…
Advances in the Fabrication of On-chip Superconducting Integral Field Units for CMB and Line-Intensity Astronomy
L. G. G. Olde Scholtenhuis, D. Perez Capelo, K. Karatsu +7
Studying the polarization and spectral distortion of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) in tandem with intensity fluctuations of the Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) allows us t…
A High Efficiency Superconducting On-chip Filterbank with Directional Filters for Integral Field Units in the Sub-millimeter Regime
Louis H. Marting, Kenichi Karatsu, Leon G. G. Olde Scholtenhuis +8
Integrated superconducting spectrometers are developing to the point that they are enabling integral field units, providing large area spectral mapping capabilities for astronomy i…
Demonstrating Single Photon Counting with Kinetic Inductance Detectors from 3.8 to 25 m
Wilbert G. Ras-Vinke, Kevin Kouwenhoven, Jochem J. A. Baselmans +4
One of the primary objectives of modern astronomy is the atmospheric characterization of Earth-like exoplanets at visible and infrared wavelengths. Achieving this goal requires ext…
The Far-Infrared Enhanced Survey Spectrometer (FIRESS) for PRIMA: Science Drivers
Klaus M. Pontoppidan, Alberto Bolatto, J D Smith +25
We present the science drivers for the Far-Infrared Enhanced Survey Spectrometer (FIRESS), one of two science instrument on the PRobe Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA). FIR…