Dr. Lorenza Ferrari Profile

Dr. Lorenza Ferrari

at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 24 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Status of PLATO mission camera: progress on TVAC tests and performance overview for the camera flight models

Nicolas Gorius, Alessio Aboudan, Matthias Ammler-von Eiff, Paolo Apollonio, Thierry Appourchaux, Claudio Arena, Natalia Auricchio, Ann Baeke, Andrea Balestra, Nicolas Beraud, Ricardo Bolt, Elisa Borreguero, Francesco Borsa, Daniele Brienza, Andrea Busatta, Juan Cabrera, Flavia Calderone, Giacomo Cherchi, Simonetta Chinellato, Fabrizio Cogato, Mathieu Condamin, Fernando Conde, Andrea Cottinelli, Giacomo Dinuzzi, Cydalise Dumesnil, Philipp Eigmüller, Lucía Espinosa, Jacopo Farinato, Lorenza Ferrari, Serge François, Maria Fürmetz, Andrea Galbiati, Sena Gomashie, Nathalie Gorter, Duncan Goulty, Davide Greggio, Denis Grießbach, Sascha Grziwa, Pierre Guiot, Pierre Guiton, Aline Hermans, Véronique Hervier, Joseph Huesler, Robert Huisman, Rik Huygen, Thomas Kanitz, Tim van Kempen, Tom Kennedy, Wouter Laauwen, François Langlet, Jean-Christophe Le Clech, Yves Levillain, Lionel Lourit, Sean Madden, Demetrio Magrin, Cesar Martin, Alexandra Mazzoli, Guillermo Mercant, Michiel Min, Rayene Missi, Francesca Molendini, Francisco Montoro, Matteo Munari, Gianalfredo Nicolini, Jarno Panman, Carsten Paproth, Martin Pertenais, Roberto Ragazzoni, Gonzalo Ramos Zapata, Sara Regibo, Maria Teresa Rodrigo, Pierre Royer, Jesus Saiz, Amaia Santiago, Francesco Santoli, Maria Ángeles Sierra, Heino Smit, Alan Smith, Guilhem Terrasa, Giovanni Tropea, Luca Valenziano, Ángel Valverde, Erik van der Meer, Bart Vandenbussche, Willem Jan Vreeling, Dave Walton, Pierre-Amaury Westphal, Romain Zida, Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Miguel Mas-Hesse, Isabella Pagano, Heike Rauer

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309216 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020454

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

FIRSST: direct detection spectrometer instrument

Karwan Rostem, Gordon Stacey, Thomas Nikola, Jake Connors, Alexander Kutyrev, Edward Wollack, Lorenza Ferrari, Isaiah Franka, Beck Fritzche, Michelle Goldman, Yongsu Kim, Chanda Walker, Michael Zemcov

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130920H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019045

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

PRIMA: PRIMAger, a far infrared hyperspectral and polarimetric instrument

Laure Ciesla, Denis Burgarella, Charles Dowell, Marc Sauvage, Jochem Baselmans, Charles Bradford, Lorenza Ferrari, Johan Floriot, Jason Glenn, Matthew Griffin, Willem Jellema, Elizabeth Luthman, Laurent Martin, Tony Pamplona, Éric Prieto, Thomas Prouvé, Johannes Staguhn, Carole Tucker

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130920K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018739

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The planetary transit and oscillations (PLATO) mission status: flight model build and initial ground testing

Jose Lorenzo Alvarez, Thomas Walloschek, Ana Heras, José Aroca, Tobias Boenke, Fabrice Boquet, Claudio Casagrande, Emanuelle De Biasi, Atul Deep, Andrea Galbiati, Edoardo Giana, Duncan Goulty, Ian Harrison, Nadia Hidalgo Torres, Joseph Huesler, Thomas Kanitz, Arnoud Jan Keereman, Matej Koubek, Philipp Laget, Isabelle Luthold, Sean Madden, Francesca Molendini, Sami Matias Niemi, Juan Pablo Rodríguez García, Theo Ridder, Hans Rozemeijer, Daniele Teti, Amadou Whitaker, James Windsor, Alistair Winton, Steve Foley, David Milligan, Laurence O'Rourke, Isabella Pagano, Gianalfredo Nicolini, Rosario Cosentino, Heike Rauer, Juan Cabrera, Martin Pertenais, Anders Erikson, Gisbert Peter, Philipp Eigmüller, Jose Miguel Mas-Hesse, Andrea Sacchetti, Pablo Jorba Coloma, Bart Vandenbussche, Ana Balado, Thomas Kennedy, Philippe Plasson, Aline Hermans, Julio Rodríguez, Rosario Sanz, Ana Di Giorgio, Gonzalo Ramos Zapata, Cydalise Dumesnilr, Lorenza Ferrari

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309215 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020491

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Space operations, Stars, Design, Data processing, Control systems, Planets, Scanning tunneling microscopy, Satellites, X band, Exoplanets, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The X-IFU focal plane assembly development model: evaluation of the global magnetic shielding factor

E. Taralli, R. den Hartog, J. Dercksen, H. van Weers, P. Khosropanah, J. Van der Kuur, W. Vreeling, M. Audley, G. Keizer, B. Jackson, L. Ferrari, P. Roelfsema, J. W. den Herder

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309349 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018368

KEYWORDS: Superconducting detectors, Sensors, Detector arrays, Superconductors, X-rays, Cryostats

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This work describes the evaluation of the global shielding factor of the Development Model (DM) of the X-ray Integral Field Unit Focal Plane Assembly (X-IFU FPA) for the Athena X-ray observatory. The main task of the FPA is to provide an environment for the X-ray transition-edge sensors (TESs) microcalorimeter in which they can reach optimal performance, with stringent requirements on the thermal, electro-magnetic, mechanical, and electronic aspects of the environment. Within the FPA a two-stage thermal suspension system will isolate the detectors, operating at nominally 50 mK (T0 stage) from the FPA mechanical interfaces at 2 K (T2 stage). An intermediate temperature stage (T1 stage) operated at nominally 300 mK is implemented as a heat intercept.

The required magnetic shielding attenuation is obtained combining a cryogenic mu-metal (CMM) shield and a superconducting Niobium (Nb) shield. From a finite element model (FEM), the CMM shield alone should suppress the static field (for example Earth magnetic field) at the detector location with a factor 50; while the combination of the two has the goal of suppressing variable fields with a shielding factor of ∼10⁶, defined as the ratio of the magnitude of the external field relative to the maximum field perpendicular to the sensor array. These numbers are referring to the component normal to the plane of the sensor array. In plane with sensor array the shielding factor can be a 10⁴ times larger.

We use the TES detectors as very sensitive magnetometers. The TES critical current I_c exhibits oscillatory Fraunhofer-like behaviour, when magnetic field perpendicular is applied to it. Whether the variable external magnetic field perpendicular to the detectors penetrates the shields, the operating current I_TESthrough the TES, which is stabilised in temperature and biased in a sensitive point in transition, may change and this variation can be used as witness for the shielding factor evaluation.

In this work we discuss the difficulties in performing such a measurement, where a Helmholtz coil outside the cryostat were used to apply an external magnetic field (< 200 μH) in order to avoid any permanent magnetisation of the CMM shield. Both AC and DC external magnetic field have been applied with different orientation respect to the detector plane. This improves the statistic of a very sensitive measurement, but also serves to maximise the signal measured by a number of TESs spread over the south-quadrant (closer to the Nb shield) of the array, where the field lines show different intensity. Preliminary results set a lower limit in the evaluation of the global FPA shielding factor of ∼10⁵. Improvement in the measurement setup and in the analysis will be discussed in view of the future models of the FPA.

Proceedings Article | 17 August 2024 Poster

Poster

The planetary origins and evolution multispectral monochrometer (POEMM)

Gordon Stacey, Dana Anderson, Richard Arendt, Andrea Banzatti, Jochem Baselmans, Edwin Bergin, Jennifer Bergner, Gordon Bjoraker, Christine Chen, Lauren Cleeves, Nicholas Cothard, Shahab Dabironezare, Lorenza Ferrari, Matthew Greenhouse, Willem Jellema, Attila Kovacs, Alexander Kutyrev, Meredith MacGregor, Gary Melnick, Stephanie Milam, Thomas Nikola, Klaus Pontoppidan, Isabel Rebollido Vazquez, Karwan Rostem, H. Phillip Stahl, Alexander Thelen, Volker Tolls, Leon Trapman, Edwin Wollack, Ke Zhang

Proceedings Volume PC13102, PC131021G (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020519

Proceedings Article | 17 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Low cross-polarization FIR MKID camera

Stephen J. Yates, Alejandro Pascual Laguna, José R. Silva, Edgar Castillo-Dominguez, Martin Eggens, Lorenza Ferrari, Willem Jellema, Dimitry Lamers, Bram N. Lap, David Thoen, Ian Veenendaal, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume PC13102, PC131020R (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019813

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2024 Presentation

Presentation

Lens-antenna-coupled MKIDs for 7 THz radiation detection

Alejandro Pascual Laguna, Stephen J. Yates, Juan Bueno, Shahab Dabironezare, Lorenza Ferrari, Willem Jellema, Vignesh Murugesan, David Thoen, Dimitry Lamers, Karwan Rostem, Nuria Llombart, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume PC13102, PC131020X (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020103

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Alignment and integration of the first PLATO camera

P. Royer, A. Baeke, G. Terrasa, R. Huygen, S. Regibo, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, A. Mazzoli, M. Pajas, B. Vandenbussche, A. Hermans, G. Millou, D. Vassallo, A. Belén Balado Margeli, L. Clermont, A. Cottinelli, L. Ferrari, N. Gorius, W. Laauwen, Y. Levillain, A. Novi, I. Pagano, M. Pertenais, G. Ramos Zapata, M. Salatti, T. Van Kempen

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628898

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Staring arrays, Sensors, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Metrology, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Temperature metrology, Image processing, Space telescopes, Space observatories, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster

Poster

Broadband frequency radiation coupling for frequencies above 1THz for kinetic inductance detectors

Juan Bueno, Lorenza Ferrari, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114531P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562176

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Inductance, Antennas, Niobium, Signal attenuation, Observatories, Far infrared, Telescopes, Infrared sensors, Titanium

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

On the design and performance of very large MKID arrays

Stephen J. Yates, Juan Bueno, Akira Endo, Andrey Baryshev, Lorenza Ferrari, Vignesh Murugesan, David Thoen, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume 11453, 114530C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562367

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Astronomy, Cameras, Spectrometers, Microwave radiation, Inductance, Multiplexing, Integrated optics, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Eliminating stray radiation inside large area imaging arrays

Stephen J. Yates, Simon Doyle, Peter Barry, Andrey Baryshev, Juan Bueno, Lorenza Ferrari, Nuria Llombart, Vignesh Murugesan, David Thoen, Ozan Yurduseven, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume 10708, 107081X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2315045

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Antennas, Stray light, Polarization, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Measurements and analysis of optical crosstalk in a microwave kinetic inductance detector array

L. Bisigello, S. J. C. Yates, L. Ferrari, J. Baselmans, A. Baryshev

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99143L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238643

KEYWORDS: Inductance, Galactic astronomy, Astronomy, Microwave radiation, Detector arrays, Sensors, Point spread functions, Optical testing, Signal detection, Multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Proof of concept demonstration for coherent beam pattern measurements of KID detectors

Kristina Davis, Andrey Baryshev, Willem Jellema, Stephen Yates, Lorenza Ferrari, Jochem Baselmans

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99141R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233760

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Optical testing, Heterodyning, Near field, Receivers, Phase measurement, Inductance, Sensors, Inductance, Near field optics, Modulation, Optical scanning systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Performance verification of a double-slot antenna with an elliptical lens for large format KID arrays

Lorenza Ferrari, Ozan Yurduseven, Nuria Llombart, Stephen J. Yates, Andrey Baryshev, Juan Bueno, Jochem J. Baselmans

Proceedings Volume 9914, 99142G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235315

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Antennas, Black bodies, Sensor performance, Terahertz radiation, Resonators, Body temperature, Linear filtering, Fourier transforms, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Paper

SPACEKIDS: kinetic inductance detectors for space applications

M. Griffin, J. Baselmans, A. Baryshev, S. Doyle, M. Grim, P. Hargrave, T. Klapwijk, J. Martin-Pintado, A. Monfardini, A. Neto, H. Steenbeek, I. Walker, K. Wood, A. D'Addabbo, P. Barry, A. Bideaud, B. Blázquez, J. Bueno, M. Calvo, J-L. Costa-Kramer, L. Ferrari, A. Gómez-Gutiérrez, J. Goupy, N. Llombart, S. Yates

Proceedings Volume 9914, 991407 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231100

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Inductance, Aerospace engineering, Astronomy, Aerospace engineering, Electronics, Antennas, Photons, Superconductors, Tin, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Performance of hybrid NbTiN-Al microwave kinetic inductance detectors as direct detectors for sub-millimeter astronomy

R. M. Janssen, J. J. Baselmans, A. Endo, L. Ferrari, S. J. Yates, A. Baryshev, T. Klapwijk

Proceedings Volume 9153, 91530T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055537

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Antennas, Aluminum, Resonators, Astronomy, Microwave radiation, Imaging arrays, Phase shift keying, Inductance, Superconductors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Design and performance of a cryogenic iris aperture mechanism

C. de Jonge, W. Laauwen, E. de Vries, H. Smit, A. Detrain, M. Eggens, L. Ferrari, P. Dieleman

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91510B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054920

KEYWORDS: Iris, Iris recognition, Actuators, Eye models, Sensors, Magnetism, Resistance, Cryogenics, Calibration, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Development and performance validation of a cryogenic linear stage for SPICA-SAFARI verification

Lorenza Ferrari, H. Smit, M. Eggens, G. Keizer, A. de Jonge, A. Detrain, C. de Jonge, W. Laauwen, P. Dieleman

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91510E (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056567

KEYWORDS: Spindles, Interferometers, Calibration, Sensors, Scanners, Temperature metrology, Cryogenics, Mirrors, Computer programming, 3D metrology

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Measurements of the optical performance of bolometers for SPICA/SAFARI

Michael Audley, Gert de Lange, Jian-Rong Gao, Pourya Khosropanah, Marcel Ridder, Lorenza Ferrari, Wouter Laauwen, Manisha Ranjan, Philip Mauskopf, Dmitry Morozov, Neil Trappe

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84520B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925234

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fiber optic illuminators, Optical testing, Resistance, Temperature metrology, Bolometers, Spherical lenses, Tantalum, Magnetic sensors, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Development of DESHIMA: a redshift machine based on a superconducting on-chip filterbank

A. Endo, J. J. Baselmans, P. van der Werf, B. Knoors, S. M. Javadzadeh, S. J. Yates, D. Thoen, L. Ferrari, A. Baryshev, Y. J. Lankwarden, P. de Visser, R. M. Janssen, T. Klapwijk

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84520X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925637

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Resonators, Antennas, Optical filters, Silicon, Superconductors, Microwave radiation, Aluminum, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Development of a low background test facility for the SPICA-SAFARI on-ground calibration

P. Dieleman, W. Laauwen, L. Ferrari, M. Ferlet, B. Vandenbussche, L. Meinsma, R. Huisman

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84521U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926873

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Integrating spheres, Sensors, Scanners, Cryogenics, Fourier transforms, Stray light, Imaging spectroscopy, Point spread functions, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 11 August 2010 Paper

Paper

Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) for the SAFARI instrument on SPICA

L. Ferrari, A. Baryshev, J. J. A. Baselmans, G. de Lange, P. Diener, J. Kooi, J. J. Lankwarden, S. J. C. Yates

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77314H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868529

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Sensors, Quasiparticles, Inductance, Superconductors, Bridges, Silicon, Aluminum, Space telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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The TES-based cryogenic anticoincidence detector for IXO: first results from large area prototypes

Claudio Macculi, Luca Colasanti, Simone Lotti, Lorenzo Natalucci, Luigi Piro, Daniela Bagliani, Francesco Brunetto, Lorenza Ferrari, Flavio Gatti, Guido Torrioli, Paolo Bastia, Arnaldo Bonati, Marco Barbera, Giovanni La Rosa, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856399

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Prototyping, Imaging spectroscopy, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Aluminum, Photons, Cryogenics, X-ray detectors, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2008 Paper

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A phenomenological explanation of TES excess noise

L. Ferrari, D. Bagliani, E. Celasco, M. Celasco, R. Eggenhoffner, F. Gatti, R. Valle

Proceedings Volume 7021, 70211I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789579

KEYWORDS: Superconductors, Sensors, Resistance, Statistical analysis, Solids, Statistical modeling, Thin films, Magnetism, Resistors, Plasma systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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Development of TES microcalorimeters for future x-ray missions

L. Ferrari, S. Dussoni, F. Gatti, D. Pergolesi, M. Ribeiro Gomes, R. Valle, L. Piro, L. Colasanti, M. Ferrari Toniolo, G. Torrioli, P. Bastia

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62662M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672785

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Sensors, Silver, X-rays, Metals, Superconductors, Infrared sensors, X-ray telescopes, X-ray diffraction, Gamma radiation

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