Objective The main objective of this project is to design, study and produce the universal SQUID read-out system of planned sensitivity better than 50 fA/Hz1/2 for ultrasensitive imaging arrays of superconducting sensors.In general, for space astronomy the required sensitivity of the sensor is 10-18 W/Hz1/2 for number of elements of about 100 at submillimeter wavelengths. In the final stage of this project the integration of developed universal SQUID read-out system with 8-element low-temperature (about 0.1 K) antenna-coupled nanobolometer array will be made.Research activities will be tended in various directions including the following parts:The technological part - design of special SQUIDs and SQUID-gradiometers which are capable of operating with required sensitivity in low-temperature range (0.1 K) with high source resistance (1 - 10kOhm);The electronics part - development of a simple non-modulation wide band SQUID electronics based on helium-temperature cooled preamplifier or SQUID preamplifier; acquisition system and computer control electronics;Software part - development of programs for automatic system operation;Methodological part - development techniques for quantitative measurements of signals from nano-size SIN tunnel junctions with normal resistance of about 10kOhm.The following results will be obtained:- the special thin-film SQUIDs providing the required sensitivity when operating with high-resistive signal source;- specific dc SQUID electronics;- technique of precise electrical measurements;- the first experimental data. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Topic(s) 6 - Engineering Sciences, Aeronautics, Space OPEN - OPEN Call Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Microsensing EU contribution No data Address P.O.Box 1207, str. Otakaari 7B 02044 VTT Espoo Finland See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Chalmers University of Technology Sweden EU contribution No data Address Fysikgrand 41296 Gothenburg See on map Total cost No data Laboratory of Cryogenic Amplifiers Ukraine EU contribution No data Address 2b, 50-richia Zhovtnia av. 03148 Kiev See on map Total cost No data M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia EU contribution No data Address Vorobjevy Gory 119899 Moscow See on map Total cost No data Russian Academy of Sciences Russia EU contribution No data Address Mokhovaya 11 103907 Moscow See on map Total cost No data Russian Academy of Sciences Russia EU contribution No data Address IZMIRAN 142190 Troitsk, Moscow region See on map Total cost No data University of Cambridge United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address New Museums Site CB2 3QZ Cambridge See on map Total cost No data
