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KID

(kinetic inductance detector)
(type of sensitive electronic device to detect light)

A KID (for kinetic inductance detector) is an electronic device generally used to detect light and other electromagnetic radiation, like a CCD but more sensitive, at the expense of having to be cooled to 1 K. They make use of the kinetic inductance effect, a superconductivity effect whereby absorbed photons increase inductance. They were first developed in 2003 and a primary application is for astronomical instruments. Millimeter to X-rays are considered possible. Some types:

KIDs are an alternative to transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers.


(instrument type)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_inductance_detector
https://indico.fnal.gov/event/15993/sessions/3250/attachments/21986/27306/shirokoff_edit_v01.pdf
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJS..194...24M/abstract
https://authors.library.caltech.edu/71659/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018PASP..130h2001M/abstract
http://fcaglp.fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar/~observacional/papers/PDFs/ccd-detectors/LTD13_Mazin2.pdf

Referenced by pages:
CONCERTO
DESHIMA
IRAM 30m Telescope
Subaru Telescope
TolTEC

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