Dr. Matthew E. Kenyon Profile

Dr. Matthew E. Kenyon

Senior Engineer at Jet Propulsion Lab

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Presentation

Ultra-low noise TES bolometer arrays for the US SAFARI contribution

Roger O'Brient, Charles Bradford, Matthew Kenyon, Hien Nguyen, Howard Hui, Pierre Echternach, Gert de Lange, Damian Audley, Jan van der Kuur

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114531L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563116

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Optical fabrication, Sensor performance

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Development of fast, background-limited transition-edge sensors for the background-limited infrared/sub-mm spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA

Andrew Beyer, M. Kenyon, P. Echternach, B. Bumble, M. Runyan, T. Chui, C. Bradford, W. Holmes, J. Bock

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84520G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926326

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Superconductors, Spectrometers, Resistance, Optical filters, Infrared sensors, Infrared spectroscopy, Infrared radiation, Spectrographs, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

Progress toward BLISS, the background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph for SPICA

C. Bradford, A. Beyer, M. Kenyon, M. Runyan, B. Bumble, P. Echternach, T. Prouvé, W. Holmes, J. Bock, K. Irwin

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926843

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Bolometers, Prototyping, Stars, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Multiplexers

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

The background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA: a design study

C. Bradford, James Bock, Warren Holmes, M. Kenyon, A. Beyer, M. Werner, M. Rud, T. Prouvé, P. Echternach, K. Irwin, S. Cho, M. Harwit, G. Stacey, G. Helou, L. Armus, P. Appleton, J. D. Smith, U. Gorti, G. Rieke, E. Egami, D. Lester, J. Glenn, M. Malkan, D. Dale

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77310S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857779

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrometers, Galactic astronomy, Bolometers, Stars, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Cryogenics, Telescopes, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Characterizing SixNy absorbers and support beams for far-infrared/submillimeter transition-edge sensors

A. Beyer, M. Kenyon, P. Echternach, B.-H. Eom, J. Bueno, P. Day, J. Bock, C. Bradford

Proceedings Volume 7741, 774121 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857885

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Etching, Wet etching, Resistors, Dry etching, Scanning electron microscopy, Solids, Thermometry, Space telescopes, Spectrographs

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We report on the characterization of Si_xN_y (Si-N) optical absorbers and support beams for transition-edge sensors (TESs). The absorbers and support beams measured are suitable to meet ultra-sensitive noise equivalent power (NEP≤10^-19W/√Hz) and effective response time (τ) requirements (τ≤100ms) for space-borne far-infrared( IR)/submillimeter(sub-mm) spectrometers, such as the Background Limited far-Infrared/Sub-mm Spectrograph (BLISS) and the SpicA FAR-infrared Instrument (SAFARI) for the SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA). The thermal response time (τ₀) of an absorber suspended by support beams from a lowtemperature substrate depends on the heat capacity (C) of the absorber and the thermal conductance (G) of the support beams (τ₀=C/G). In membrane-isolated TESs for BLISS, the effective response time τ is expected to be a factor of 20 smaller than τ0 because of voltage-biased electrothermal feedback operation and assumption of a reasonable open-loop gain, LI≈20. We present design specifications for the arrays of membrane-isolated ultra-sensitive TESs for BLISS. Additionally, we measured G and τ₀ for two Si-N noise thermometry device (NTD) architectures made using different fabrication processes: (1) a solid membrane Si-N absorber suspended by thin and long Si-N support beams and (2) a wire-mesh Si-N absorber suspended by long, and even thinner, Si-N support beams. The measurements of G and τ₀ were designed to test suitability of the Si-N thermal performance to meet the demands of the two SPICA instruments. The solid membrane NTD architecture is similar to the TES architecture for SAFARI and the mesh membrane NTD is similar to that of BLISS TESs. We report measured values of G and C for several BLISS and SAFARI NTD devices. We observe that the heat capacity of the solid membrane devices can be reduced to the order of 1fJ/K at 65mK for devices that are wet etched by KOH. However, C for these devices is found to be on the order of 100fJ/K for a dry XeF₂ process. The heat capacity is similarly large for the mesh devices produced with a dry XeF₂ etch.

Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

Antenna-coupled TES bolometer arrays for BICEP2/Keck and SPIDER

A. Orlando, R. Aikin, M. Amiri, J. Bock, J. Bonetti, J. Brevik, B. Burger, G. Chattopadthyay, P. Day, J. Filippini, S. Golwala, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, K. Irwin, M. Kenyon, J. Kovac, C. L. Kuo, A. Lange, H. LeDuc, N. Llombart, H. Nguyen, R. Ogburn, C. Reintsema, M. Runyan, Z. Staniszewski, R. Sudiwala, G. Teply, A. Trangsrud, A. Turner, P. Wilson

Proceedings Volume 7741, 77410H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857914

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Detector arrays, Multiplexers, Semiconducting wafers, Gold, Staring arrays, Bolometers, Polarimetry, Antennas, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2008 Paper

Sensitive far-IR survey spectroscopy: BLISS for SPICA

C. Bradford, Matt Kenyon, Warren Holmes, James Bock, Timothy Koch

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70201O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790156

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Stars, Bolometers, Telescopes, Sensors, Carbon monoxide, Photons, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2008 Paper

Antenna-coupled TES bolometer arrays for CMB polarimetry

C. L. Kuo, J. Bock, J. Bonetti, J. Brevik, G. Chattopadhyay, P. Day, S. Golwala, M. Kenyon, A. Lange, H. G. LeDuc, H. Nguyen, R. Ogburn, A. Orlando, A. Transgrud, A. Turner, G. Wang, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70201I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788588

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Antennas, Bolometers, Polarization, Niobium, Polarimetry, Silicon, Dielectric polarization, Silica, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 2007 Paper

Instrumentation for the next generation cryogenic spaceborne far-IR observatories

C. Matt Bradford, Paul Goldsmith, Mark Dragovan, Matt Kenyon, Warren Holmes, Harold Yorke

Proceedings Volume 6687, 66870O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732657

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Bolometers, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Cameras, Cryogenics, Stars, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Progress on background-limited membrane-isolated TES bolometers for far-IR/submillimeter spectroscopy

M. Kenyon, P. Day, C. Bradford, J. Bock, H. Leduc

Proceedings Volume 6275, 627508 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672036

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Bolometers, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Infrared telescopes, Space telescopes, Thermometry, Phonons, Observatories, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 27 June 2006 Paper

Antenna-coupled TES bolometers for CMB polarimetry

C. Kuo, J. Bock, G. Chattopadthyay, A. Goldin, S. Golwala, W. Holmes, K. Irwin, M. Kenyon, A. Lange, H. LeDuc, P. Rossinot, A. Vayonakis, G. Wang, M. Yun, J. Zmuidzinas

Proceedings Volume 6275, 62751M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672737

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarization, Bolometers, Antennas, Optical filters, Silicon, Modulators, Prototyping, Polarimetry, Niobium

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