Development of submillimeter-wave 2000 pixel camera

• Project/Area Number: 25247022
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• Principal Investigator: Sekimoto Yutaro 国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 准教授 (70262152)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 成瀬 雅人 埼玉大学, 理工学研究科, 助教 (10638175)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NITTA TOM 筑波大学, 数理物質科学研究科, 助教 (40759354) ; KIUCHI HITOSHI 国立天文台, チリ観測所, 准教授 (90358911) ; NOGUCHI TAKASHI 国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 教授 (90237826) ; MATSUO HIROSHI 国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 准教授 (90192749) ; OKADA NORIO 国立天文台, 先端技術センター, 主任研究技師 (20311178)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥44,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,200,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥14,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000)
• Keywords: 広視野カメラ / ミリ波天文学 / 超伝導検出器 / 冷却光学系 / 極低温100mK / サブミリ波カメラ / テラヘルツ観測 / 冷却システム / ミリ波サブミリ波 / 超伝導MKID検出器 / 広視野冷却光学系 / 宇宙マイクロ波背景放射 / テラヘルツ波パッシブイメージング / 宇宙マイクロ背景放射 / MKID超伝導カメラ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we have developed a superconducting MKID (microwave kinetic inductance detector) camera for wide field-of-view millimeter/submillimeter-wave astronomical observations. MKIDs composed of superconducting LC resonators sense the change in superconductive impedance when Cooper pairs are broken into quasi-particles by millimeter waves. A double slot antenna for receiving submillimeter waves and silicon substrate lens-array are combined to increase light collection efficiency. We have also developed a new FFT based MKID readout system and a compact cryogenic system consisted of large diameter silicon lenses (4K objective lens) and 1K eyepiece). The MKID camera covers 2000 pixels with 4 modules of 600 pixels. To confirm the feasibility as an observation system, a demonstration of the camera was carried out at Nobeyama 45 m telescope.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Study of superconducting bi-layer for Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKID) for Astrophysics (2016)
  • Author(s): Agnes Dominjon, Masakazu Sekine, Kenichi Karatsu, Takashi Noguchi, Yutaro Sekimoto, Shibo Shu, Shigeyuchi Sekiguchi, Tom Nitta
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans Appl Supercond. Volume: online Issue: 3 Pages: 2400206-2400206
  • DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2016.2530998
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Design of corrugated-horn-coupled MKID focal plane for CMB B-mode polarization (2016)
  • Author(s): Sekimoto, Yutaro Sekiguchi, Shigeyuki Shu, Shibo Sekine, Masakazu Nitta, Tom Naruse, Masato Dominjon, Agnes Hasebe, Takashi Shan, Wenlei Noguchi, Takashi Miyachi, Akihira Mita, Makoto Kawasaki, Shigeo
  • Journal Title: Proc. SPIE Volume: 9914 Pages: 99142A-99142A
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2231074
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Development of octave-band planar ortho-mode transducer with kinetic inductance detector for LiteBIRD (2016)
  • Author(s): Shu, Shibo Sekiguchi, Shigeyuki Sekine, Masakazu Sekimoto, Yutaro Nitta, Tom Dominjon, Agnes Noguchi, Takashi Naruse, Masato Shan, Wenlei
  • Journal Title: Proc. SPIE Volume: 9914 Pages: 99142C-99142C
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2231877
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Radiation Tolerance of Aluminum Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (2016)
  • Author(s): K. Karatsu, A. Dominjon, T. Fujino, T. Funaki, M. Hazumi, F. Irie, H. Ishino, Y. Kida, T. Matsumura, K. Mizukami, M. Naruse, T. Nitta, T. Noguchi, N. Oka, S. Sekiguchi, Y. Sekimoto, M. Sekine, S. Shu, Y. Yamada, T. Yamashita
  • Journal Title: J Low Temp Phys. Volume: online Issue: 3-4 Pages: 1-7
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10909-016-1523-y
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Dual-double slot antennas fabricated with single superconducting film for millimeter wave camera (2016)
  • Author(s): Naruse M, Nitta T, Karatsu K, Sekine M, Sekiguchi S, Sekimoto Y, Noguchi T, Taino T, Myoren H
  • Journal Title: Int J Infrared, Millimeter, Terahertz Waves Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Pages: 128-136
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10762-015-0216-y
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Design of MKID focal plane array for LiteBIRD (2015)
  • Author(s): Sekimoto, Yutaro Dominjon, Agnes Noguchi, Takashi Norio, Okada Mitsui, Kenji Obuchi, Yoshiyuki Sekine, Masakazu Sekiguchi, Shigeyuki Shu, Shibo Nitta, Tom Naruse, Masato
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of ESA antenna workshop Volume: -
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] A Frequency Sweeping Readout System for Kinetic Inductance Detectors Based on Submillimeter Radio Astronomy (2015)
  • Author(s): Kiuchi, Hitoshi Okada, Takashi Karatsu, Kenichi Sekimoto, Yutaro
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Pages: 456-463
  • DOI: 10.1109/tthz.2015.2413751
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Development of a Compact Cold Optics for Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Observations (2015)
  • Author(s): Sekiguchi, S., Nitta, T., Karatsu, K., Sekimoto, Y., Okada, N., Tsuzuki, T., Kashima, S., Sekine, M., Okada, T., Shu, S., Naruse, M., Dominjon, A., Noguchi, T., Matsuo, H.
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology Volume: 5 Pages: 49-56
  • DOI: 10.1109/tthz.2014.2367245
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Design of wide-field Nasmyth optical system for a submillimeter camera (2015)
  • Author(s): Toshihiro Tsuzuki, Tom Nitta, Hiroaki Imada, Masumichi Seta, Naomasa Nakai, Shigeyuki Sekiguchi, Yutaro Sekimoto
  • Journal Title: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: 025002-025002
  • DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.1.2.025002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Fabrication of 721-pixel silicon lens array of a microwave kinetic inductance detector camera (2015)
  • Author(s): Mitsui, K., Nitta, T., Okada, N., Sekimoto, Y., Karatsu, K., Sekiguchi, S., Sekine, M., Noguchi, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: 025001-025001
  • DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.1.2.025001
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Development of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector for Cosmological Observations (2015)
  • Author(s): Karatsu, K., Y. Sekimoto et al.
  • Journal Title: IEICE Transactions on Electronics Volume: E98-C Pages: 207-218
  • NAID: 130004841697
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anti-reflection Coating for Cry ogenic Silicon and Alumina Lenses in Millimeter-Wave Bands (2014)
  • Author(s): Nitta, T., Sekiguchi, S, , Sekimoto, Y.,Mitsui, K, Okada, N., Karatsu, K.,Naruse, M., Sekine, M., Matsuo, H.,Noguchi, T., Seta, M., Nakai, N.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Volume: (印刷中) Issue: 5-6 Pages: 1-1
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10909-013-1059-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Measurement of MKID Performance with High-Speed and Wide-Band Readout System (2014)
  • Author(s): K.Karatsu, M.Naruse, T.Nitta, M.Sekine, S.Sekiguchi, Y.Sekimoto, T.Noguchi, Y.Uzawa, H.Matsuo, H.Kiuchi
  • Journal Title: J. Low Temp. Phys. Volume: (Published online) Issue: 3-4 Pages: 0-0
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10909-014-1115-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Developments of Wide Field Submillimeter Optics and Lens antenna-coupled MKID Cameras (2014)
  • Author(s): Sekimoto, Y., Nitta, T., Karatsu, K., Sekine, M., Sekiguchi, S., Okada, T., Shu, S., Noguchi, T., Naruse, M., Mitsui, K., Okada, N., Tsuzuki, T., Dominjon, A., Matsuo, H.,
  • Journal Title: Proc. SPIE Volume: 9153 Pages: 91532P-91532P
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2055666
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Close-Packed Silicon Lens Antennas for Millimeter-Wave MKID Camera (2013)
  • Author(s): Nitta, T., Karatsu, K., Sekimoto, Y., Naruse, M., Sekine, M., Sekiguchi, S., Matsuo, H., Noguchi, T., Mitsui, K., Okada, N., Seta, M., Nakai, N.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Volume: Published online Issue: 5-6 Pages: 684-690
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10909-013-1028-x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Optical Efficiencies of Lens-Antenna Coupled Kinetic Inductance Detectors at 220 GHz (2013)
  • Author(s): M. Naruse, Y. Sekimoto, T. Noguchi, A. Miyachi, K. Karatsu, T. Nitta, M. Sekine, Y. Uzawa, T. Taino, and H. Myoren
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. Teraherz Sci. Tech. Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Pages: 180-186
  • DOI: 10.1109/tthz.2012.2237029
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Beam Pattern Measurements of Millimeter-Wave Kinetic Inductance Detector Camera With Direct Machined Silicon Lens Array (2013)
  • Author(s): T.Nitta, M.Naruse, Y.Sekimoto, K.Mitsui, N.Okada, K.Karatsu, M.Sekine, H.Matsuo, T.Noguchi, Y.Uzawa, M.Seta, N.Nakai
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. THz. Sci. Tech. Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-62
  • DOI: 10.1109/tthz.2012.2235123
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of a Transportable Telescope for Galactic Survey at 500 GHz in Antarctica (2013)
  • Author(s): Ishii, S., Seta, M., Nakai, N., Miyamoto, Y., Nagai, M., Arai, H., Maezawa, H., Nagasaki, T., Miyagawa, N., Motoyama H., Sekimoto, Y., Bronfman, L
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transaction on Terahertz Science and Technology Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 15-24
  • DOI: 10.1109/tthz.2012.2235912
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Contribution of Quasiparticles in the Subgap States to the Surface Impedance of Superconductors (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Noguchi, M. Naruse and Y. Sekimoto,
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Pages: 1501404-1501404
  • DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2013.2240761
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 広視野MKIDカメラの開発 (2016)
  • Author(s): 関本裕太郎
  • Organizer: 日本赤外線学会
  • Place of Presentation: 国立天文台(東京都, 三鷹市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-17
• [Presentation] CMB 偏光観測衛星 LiteBIRD フェーズ A1 に向けて (2016)
  • Author(s): 関本裕太郎
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学 (愛媛県, 松山市)
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-14
• [Presentation] Design of corrugated-horn-coupled MKID focal plane for CMB B-mode polarization (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. Sekimoto
  • Organizer: SPIE
  • Place of Presentation: Edinburg, イギリス
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-26
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Development of octave-band planar ortho-mode transducer with kinetic inductance detector for LiteBIRD (2016)
  • Author(s): S. Shu
  • Organizer: SPIE
  • Place of Presentation: Edinburg, イギリス
  • Year and Date: 2016-06-26
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] LiteBIRD MKID 焦点面検出器の設計 (2016)
  • Author(s): 関本裕太郎
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
• [Presentation] MKID Focal Plane Array for LiteBIRD (2015)
  • Author(s): Y. Sekimoto
  • Organizer: B-mode from Space
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学 kavli IPMU (千葉県柏市)
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-10
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Broadband and Wide-Field Focal Plane with MKID (2015)
  • Author(s): Y. Sekimoto
  • Organizer: Submm Wave Receiver Technologies in Eastern Asia
  • Place of Presentation: 南京 (中国)
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-22
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Design of MKID focal plane array for LiteBIRD (2015)
  • Author(s): Y. Sekimoto
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Space Terahertz
  • Place of Presentation: Harvard University, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-14 – 2015-03-16
• [Presentation] Developments of Wide Field-of-View MKID Cameras for Millimeter and Submillimeter Astronomy (2014)
  • Author(s): Y. Sekimoto
  • Organizer: European Conf. Antennas and Propag. (EuCAP)
  • Place of Presentation: Den Haag, Netherland
  • Year and Date: 2014-04-07 – 2014-04-11
• [Presentation] MKIDを用いたTHz波カメラ (2014)
  • Author(s): 関本裕太郎
  • Organizer: 電子情報通信学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学 (新潟県)
• [Presentation] Development of Millimeter-wave MKID camera for LiteBIRD and Antarctica Dome Fuji Telescope (2013)
  • Author(s): Yutaro Sekimoto
  • Organizer: Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Howard International Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
• [Presentation] サブミリ波イメージング用超伝導カメラの開発 (2013)
  • Author(s): 関本裕太郎、野口卓、唐津謙一、新田冬夢、関根正和、関口繁之、岡田隆、成瀬雅人、宮地晃平、岡田則夫、三ツ井健司、松尾宏、木内等
  • Organizer: 日本赤外線学会
  • Place of Presentation: 防衛大学校 (神奈川県)
• [Presentation] Submillimeter-wave 10 kilo-pixel camera for future radio astronomy (2013)
  • Author(s): Yutaro SEKIMOTO
  • Organizer: ASIAA seminor
  • Place of Presentation: ASIAA, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Invited
• [Remarks] home page
  • URL: http://atc.mtk.nao.ac.jp/~sekimoto/
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] サブ波長構造素子 (2015)
  • Inventor(s): 新田冬夢、関本裕太郎、野田一房
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 国立天文台, 雄島試作研究所
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Industrial Property Number: 2015-036092
  • Filing Date: 2015-02-26