Transition Edge Sensors (TES) Bolometers for the South Pole Telescope

Jan212013

Transition Edge Sensors (TES) Bolometers for the South Pole Telescope

Abigail Crites, University of Chicago

The South Pole Telescope is a 10-meter telescope designed to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation. Abigail Crites will discuss the polarization-sensitive receiver, SPTpol, installed on the South Pole Telescope. In particular, she will discuss the transition edge sensor (TES) bolometer technology used in the camera.

Abigail is a graduate student at the University of Chicago. She worked on TES detectors for the SPT-SZ camera and detector testing, focal plane design, and cryogenics for the SPTpol camera for the South Pole Telescope.

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Transition Edge Sensors (TES) Bolometers for the South Pole Telescope

Abigail Crites, University of Chicago

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