2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a high-sensitive SIS photon detector on board future space astronomical satellites.
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22740129
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Astronomy
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| Research Institution | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
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Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI Toyoaki 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 宇宙航空プロジェクト研究員 (30534599)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 天文 / テラヘルツ / 量子型検出器 / MBE |
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| Research Abstract |
The wavelength region from mid-to far-Infrared(30-200μm) gets a lot of attention in the field of astronomy. The goal of this research is to develop a high-sensitive THz detector. By using the MBE(Molecular Beam Epitaxy) technology, I addressed the development of BIB-type Ge detectors that have high sensitivity in mid-to-far-infrared(1.5-10 THz). There are two big issues to develop the detectors ; fabrication of(1) an ultra-pure Ge thin layer on an active layer and of(2) a high performance transparent electrode. For the first time, their bottlenecks are overcome with the MBE technology.
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Research Products
(4 results)
