DOE OSTI · 1617010
Simons Observatory Microwave SQUID Multiplexing Readout: Cryogenic RF Amplifier and Coaxial Chain Design
Abstract
The Simons Observatory (SO) is an upcoming polarization-sensitive cosmic microwave background experiment on the Cerro Toco Plateau (Chile) with large overlap with other optical and infrared surveys (e.g., DESI, LSST, HSC). To enable the readout of O(10,000) detectors in each of the four telescopes of SO, we will employ the microwave SQUID multiplexing technology. With a targeted multiplexing factor of O(1000), microwave SQUID multiplexing has never been deployed on the scale needed for SO. Here we present the design of the cryogenic coaxial cable and RF component chain that connects room temperature readout electronics to superconducting resonators that are coupled to transition edge sensor bolometers operating at sub-Kelvin temperatures. We describe design considerations including cryogenic RF component selection, system linearity, noise, and thermal power dissipation.
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Sathyanarayana Rao, Mayuri, Silva-Feaver, Maximiliano, Ali, Aamir, Arnold, Kam, Ashton, Peter, Dober, Bradley J., Duell, Cody J., Duff, Shannon M., Galitzki, Nicholas, Healy, Erin, Henderson, Shawn, Ho, Shuay-Pwu Patty, Hoh, Jonathan, Kofman, Anna M., Kusaka, Akito, Lee, Adrian T., Mangu, Aashrita, Mathewson, Justin, Mauskopf, Philip, McCarrick, Heather, Moore, Jenna, Niemack, Michael D., Raum, Christopher, Salatino, Maria, Sasse, Trevor, Seibert, Joseph, Simon, Sara M., Staggs, Suzanne, Stevens, Jason R., Teply, Grant, Thornton, Robert, Ullom, Joel, Vavagiakis, Eve M., Westbrook, Benjamin, Xu, Zhilei, Zhu, Ningfeng. 2020-03-16. Simons Observatory Microwave SQUID Multiplexing Readout: Cryogenic RF Amplifier and Coaxial Chain Design. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-020-02429-y
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