Automated analysis of the visual properties of superconducting detectors
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| author | Ferguson, K. R. Bender, A. N. Whitehorn, N. Barry, P. S. Cecil, T. W. Dibert, K. R. Martsen, E. S. |
| author_facet | Ferguson, K. R. Bender, A. N. Whitehorn, N. Barry, P. S. Cecil, T. W. Dibert, K. R. Martsen, E. S. |
| contents | The testing and quality assurance of cryogenic superconducting detectors is a time- and labor-intensive process. As experiments deploy increasingly larger arrays of detectors, new methods are needed for performing this testing quickly. Here, we propose a process for flagging under-performing detector wafers before they are ever tested cryogenically. Detectors are imaged under an optical microscope, and computer vision techniques are used to analyze the images, searching for visual defects and other predictors of poor performance. Pipeline performance is verified via a suite of images with simulated defects, yielding a detection accuracy of 98.6%. Lastly, results from running the pipeline on prototype microwave kinetic inductance detectors from the planned SPT-3G+ experiment are presented. |
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| spellingShingle | Automated analysis of the visual properties of superconducting detectors Ferguson, K. R. Bender, A. N. Whitehorn, N. Barry, P. S. Cecil, T. W. Dibert, K. R. Martsen, E. S. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors The testing and quality assurance of cryogenic superconducting detectors is a time- and labor-intensive process. As experiments deploy increasingly larger arrays of detectors, new methods are needed for performing this testing quickly. Here, we propose a process for flagging under-performing detector wafers before they are ever tested cryogenically. Detectors are imaged under an optical microscope, and computer vision techniques are used to analyze the images, searching for visual defects and other predictors of poor performance. Pipeline performance is verified via a suite of images with simulated defects, yielding a detection accuracy of 98.6%. Lastly, results from running the pipeline on prototype microwave kinetic inductance detectors from the planned SPT-3G+ experiment are presented. |
| title | Automated analysis of the visual properties of superconducting detectors |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.02357 |