M. Wegner

Multiplexed Readout of MMC Detector Arrays Using Non-hysteretic rf-SQUIDs

Metallic magnetic calorimeters (MMCs) are widely used for various experiments in fields ranging from atomic and nuclear physics to X-ray spectroscopy, laboratory astrophysics or material science. Whereas in previous experiments single pixel detectors or small arrays have been used, for future applications large arrays are needed. Therefore, suitable multiplexing techniques for MMC arrays are currently under development. A promising approach for the readout of large arrays is the microwave SQUID multiplexer that employs non-hysteretic rf-SQUIDs to create a frequency shift of high

Software Defined Radio Based Readout of Microwave SQUID Multiplexed Metallic Magnetic Calorimeter Arrays

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Q resonators that is in accordance with the detector signal and that can be monitored by using standard microwave measurement techniques. In this paper we discuss the design of a recently developed and fabricated 64 pixel detector array with integrated microwave SQUID multiplexer that was produced to test the suitability of this readout technique. The characterization of dc-SQUIDs with virtually identical washer design compared to the rf-SQUIDs of the SQUID multiplexer revealed that the crucial SQUID parameters such as the critical current of the Josephson junctions or the washer inductance are close to the design values and anticipates a successful operation of the SQUID multiplexer.

Ho Experiment ECHo

We report on the first demonstration of a scalable GHz frequency-domain readout of metallic magnetic calorimeters (MMCs) using a 64 pixel detector array that is read out by an integrated, on-chip microwave SQUID multiplexer. The detector array is optimized for detecting soft X-ray photons and the multiplexer is designed to provide a signal rise time τrise<400ns and an intrinsic energy sensitivity ϵ<30h. This results in an expected energy resolution ΔEFWHM<10eV. We measured a signal rise time τrise as low as 90ns and an energy resolution ΔEFWHM as low as 50eV for 5.9keV photons. The rise time is about an order of magnitude faster compared to other multiplexed low-temperature microcalorimeters and close to the intrinsic value set by the coupling between electron and spins. The energy resolution is degraded with respect to our design value due to a rather low intrinsic quality factor of the microwave resonators that is caused by the quality of the Josephson junction of the associated rf-SQUID as well as an e...

The Electron Capture 163Ho Experiment ECHo

Metallic magnetic calorimeters (MMCs) are cryogenic detectors that offer an excellent energy resolution, a signal rise time of below 100 ns, a high dynamic range and almost optimal linearity. MMCs are of high interest for many experiments, such as dark matter detection or direct neutrino mass investigations. Since larger detector arrays are read out at GHz-Frequencies, and each single pixel offers a fast rise time, a complex analog and digital readout system is required. This contribution will give an introduction to MMC technology in combination with the implemented readout electronics and the current status of the present readout architecture.