Microwave SQUID (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) multiplexing is a suitable technique for reading a large number of detector channels, using only a few connecting lines. In the HOLMESexperiment, this is based on inductively coupled rf-SQUIDs fed by TES (Transition Edge Sensors). Operation of the whole rf-SQUID chain is achieved with a single transmission line, by means of the recently introduced flux-ramp modulation technique—a sawtooth signal which allows signal reconstruction while operating the rf-SQUIDs in an open loop condition. Due to the crucial role of the sawtooth signal, it is very important that it does not suffer from ground-loop disturbances and electromagnetic interference (EMI). Introducing a transformer between the sawtooth source and the SQUID is very effective in suppressing disturbances. The sawtooth signal has both slow and fast components, and the frequency can vary between a few kHz up to a MHz, depending on the TES signal and SQUID characteristics. A transformer able to handle such a broad range of conditions must have very stringent characteristics and needs to be custom designed. Our solution exploits standard commercial and inexpensive transformers for LAN networks, stacked in a user-selectable number, to better fit the bandwidth requirements. A model that allows handling of the low- and high-frequency operating range has been developed

Carniti, P., Cassina, L., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Giachero, A., Gotti, C., et al. (2019). Transformer Coupling and Its Modelling for the Flux-Ramp Modulation of rf-SQUIDs. INSTRUMENTS, 3(1) [10.3390/instruments3010003].

Transformer Coupling and Its Modelling for the Flux-Ramp Modulation of rf-SQUIDs

Carniti, Paolo;Cassina, Lorenzo;Faverzani, Marco;Ferri, Elena;Giachero, Andrea;Gotti, Claudio
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Maino, Matteo;Nucciotti, Angelo;Pessina, Gianluigi;Puiu, Andrei
2019

Abstract

Microwave SQUID (Superconducting QUantum Interference Device) multiplexing is a suitable technique for reading a large number of detector channels, using only a few connecting lines. In the HOLMESexperiment, this is based on inductively coupled rf-SQUIDs fed by TES (Transition Edge Sensors). Operation of the whole rf-SQUID chain is achieved with a single transmission line, by means of the recently introduced flux-ramp modulation technique—a sawtooth signal which allows signal reconstruction while operating the rf-SQUIDs in an open loop condition. Due to the crucial role of the sawtooth signal, it is very important that it does not suffer from ground-loop disturbances and electromagnetic interference (EMI). Introducing a transformer between the sawtooth source and the SQUID is very effective in suppressing disturbances. The sawtooth signal has both slow and fast components, and the frequency can vary between a few kHz up to a MHz, depending on the TES signal and SQUID characteristics. A transformer able to handle such a broad range of conditions must have very stringent characteristics and needs to be custom designed. Our solution exploits standard commercial and inexpensive transformers for LAN networks, stacked in a user-selectable number, to better fit the bandwidth requirements. A model that allows handling of the low- and high-frequency operating range has been developed
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EMI suppression; analogue electronic circuits; microwave multiplexing system; rf-SQUIDs; TES detectors; high frequency transformer modeling
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2019
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Carniti, P., Cassina, L., Faverzani, M., Ferri, E., Giachero, A., Gotti, C., et al. (2019). Transformer Coupling and Its Modelling for the Flux-Ramp Modulation of rf-SQUIDs. INSTRUMENTS, 3(1) [10.3390/instruments3010003].
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