Full-scale Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout System for Magnetic Microcalorimeters

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Auteurs principaux: Neidig, M., Muscheid, T., Gartmann, R., Perez, L. E. Ardila, Wegner, M., Sander, O., Kempf, S.
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author Neidig, M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Perez, L. E. Ardila
Wegner, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
author_facet Neidig, M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Perez, L. E. Ardila
Wegner, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
contents The deployment of large cryogenic detector arrays, comprising hundreds to thousands of individual detectors, is highly beneficial for various cutting-edge applications, requiring large statistics, angular resolution or imaging capabilities. The readout of such arrays, however, presents a major challenge in terms of system complexity, parasitic heat load, and cost, which can be overcome only through multiplexing. Among the various multiplexing approaches, microwave SQUID multiplexing currently represents the state of the art, in particular for magnetic microcalorimeter (MMC) readout. In this work, we demonstrate the successful operation of the latest generation of our microwave SQUID multiplexer-based readout system, based on a SQUID multiplexer tailored for MMC readout and a custom full-scale software-defined radio (SDR) electronics, capable of handling up to 400 channels. The system operates reliably across the entire 4-8 GHz frequency band and achieves sufficiently low flux noise levels in flux-ramp-demodulated readout. Our results confirm that our system is fully functional and provides a scalable path towards future large-scale, high-resolution MMC experiments.
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spellingShingle Full-scale Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout System for Magnetic Microcalorimeters
Neidig, M.
Muscheid, T.
Gartmann, R.
Perez, L. E. Ardila
Wegner, M.
Sander, O.
Kempf, S.
Instrumentation and Detectors
Superconductivity
The deployment of large cryogenic detector arrays, comprising hundreds to thousands of individual detectors, is highly beneficial for various cutting-edge applications, requiring large statistics, angular resolution or imaging capabilities. The readout of such arrays, however, presents a major challenge in terms of system complexity, parasitic heat load, and cost, which can be overcome only through multiplexing. Among the various multiplexing approaches, microwave SQUID multiplexing currently represents the state of the art, in particular for magnetic microcalorimeter (MMC) readout. In this work, we demonstrate the successful operation of the latest generation of our microwave SQUID multiplexer-based readout system, based on a SQUID multiplexer tailored for MMC readout and a custom full-scale software-defined radio (SDR) electronics, capable of handling up to 400 channels. The system operates reliably across the entire 4-8 GHz frequency band and achieves sufficiently low flux noise levels in flux-ramp-demodulated readout. Our results confirm that our system is fully functional and provides a scalable path towards future large-scale, high-resolution MMC experiments.
title Full-scale Microwave SQUID Multiplexer Readout System for Magnetic Microcalorimeters
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07671