Mr Christopher Dunscombe
Research Scientific Support
Astronomy Instrumentation Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology
Publication
2024
- Tapia, M. B. et al. 2024. Mexico-UK Submillimeter Camera for AsTronomy focal plane performance at the Large Millimeter Telescope. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 10(4), article number: 45003. (10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.045003)
- Woodhead, C., Becerril Tapia, M., Dunscombe, C., Brien, T., Baghoria, M., Doyle, S. and Hargrave, P. 2024. Design and commissioning of a UHV sputter system for the fabrication of superconducting TiN KID’s using High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024, Yokohama, Japan, 16 - 21 June 2024 Presented at Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds.Proceedings Volume PC13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII. SPIE, (10.1117/12.3019852)
2023
- Pisano, G., Dunscombe, C., Hargrave, P., Shitvov, A. and Tucker, C. 2023. Thin flexible multi-octave metamaterial absorber for millimeter wavelengths. Applied Optics 62(9), pp. 2317-2328. (10.1364/AO.478842)
2022
- Gascard, T. et al. 2022. Pixel design for FIR/mm/submm astronomy constituted of a set of antenna-coupled superconducting detectors feeding a metamaterial-based lenslet. Presented at: Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Montreal, Canada, 17-23 July 2022Proceedings Volume 12190 Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Vol. 12190. SPIE, (10.1117/12.2627848)
2016
- Brien, T. et al. 2016. Optical response of strained- and unstrained-silicon cold-electron bolometers. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 184, pp. 231-237. (10.1007/s10909-016-1569-x)
- Rowe, S. et al. 2016. A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Review of Scientific Instruments 87(3), article number: 33105. (10.1063/1.4941661)
2015
- Brien, T. et al. 2015. Optical characterisation of a strained-silicon cold-electron bolometer at 160 GHz. Presented at: 2015 8th UK, Europe, China Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), Cardiff, UK, 14-15 Sept. 2015http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7455173. pp. 1-4., (10.1109/UCMMT.2015.7460630)
2014
- Brien, T. L. et al. 2014. A strained silicon cold electron bolometer using Schottky contacts. Applied Physics Letters 105, article number: 43509. (10.1063/1.4892069)
2013
- Kardakova, A. et al. 2013. The electron-phonon relaxation time in thin superconducting titanium nitride films. Applied Physics Letters 103(25), article number: 252602. (10.1063/1.4851235)
- Al Naim, A. et al. 2013. Water-gated organic nanowire transistors. Organic Electronics 14(4), pp. 1057-1063. (10.1016/j.orgel.2013.01.024)
2008
- Morozov, D. L., Mauskopf, P. D., Dunscombe, C. J. and Henini, M. 2008. Antenna-coupled direct detector for millimetre and submillimetre astronomy based on 2D electron gas in semiconducting heterostructure. Presented at: Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, Marseilles, France, 26-28 June 2008 Presented at Duncan, W. D. et al. eds.Millimeter and submillimeter detectors and instrumentation for astronomy IV: 26-28 June 2008, Marseille, France. Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 7020. Bellingham, WA: SPIE pp. 702021., (10.1117/12.789753)
- Doyle, S. M., Mauskopf, P. D., Naylon, A. J., Porch, A. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2008. Lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 151(1-2), pp. 530-536. (10.1007/s10909-007-9685-2)
2007
- Doyle, S. M., Naylon, J. A., Mauskopf, P. D., Porch, A. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2007. Lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Presented at: 18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007), Pasadena, CA, USA, 21-23 March 2007 Presented at Karpov, A. ed.18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007). International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology ( ISSTT ) NY: International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology ( ISSTT ) pp. 170-177.
- Morozov, D. . L., Mauskopf, P. D., Bacchus, I. D., Elliott, M., Dunscombe, C., Hopkinson, M. and Henini, M. 2007. THz direct detector with 2D electron gas periodic structure absorber. Presented at: 18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007), Pasadena, CA, USA, 21-23 March 2007 Presented at Karpov, A. ed.8th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007. Pittsburgh, Pa: Curran Associates Inc
2005
- Porch, A., Mauskopf, P. D., Doyle, S. M. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2005. Calculation of the characteristics of coplanar resonators for kinetic inductance detectors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 15(2), pp. 552-555. (10.1109/TASC.2005.849916)
- Bacchus, I. D., Mauskopf, P. D., Elliott, M., Morozov, D., Dunscombe, C. and Henini, M. 2005. A cold electron bolometer using a two-dimensional electron gas absorber. Presented at: Space Terahertz Technology. International Symposium. 16th 2005. (ISSTT 2005), Gothenburg, Sweden, 2-4 May 2005 Presented at Ingvarson, M. ed.ISSTT 2005 : 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, May 2-4, 2005 : Conference Proceedings.. Gothenburg, Sweden: Curran Associates Inc pp. 134-138.
1997
- Bennett, M. R., Dunscombe, C. J., Cafolla, A. A., Cairns, J. W., Macdonald, J. E. and Williams, R. H. 1997. Photoemission studies of the surfactant-aided growth of Ge on Te-terminated Si(100). Surface Science 380(2-3), pp. 178-189. (10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01149-1)
Articles
- Tapia, M. B. et al. 2024. Mexico-UK Submillimeter Camera for AsTronomy focal plane performance at the Large Millimeter Telescope. Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 10(4), article number: 45003. (10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.045003)
- Pisano, G., Dunscombe, C., Hargrave, P., Shitvov, A. and Tucker, C. 2023. Thin flexible multi-octave metamaterial absorber for millimeter wavelengths. Applied Optics 62(9), pp. 2317-2328. (10.1364/AO.478842)
- Brien, T. et al. 2016. Optical response of strained- and unstrained-silicon cold-electron bolometers. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 184, pp. 231-237. (10.1007/s10909-016-1569-x)
- Rowe, S. et al. 2016. A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Review of Scientific Instruments 87(3), article number: 33105. (10.1063/1.4941661)
- Brien, T. L. et al. 2014. A strained silicon cold electron bolometer using Schottky contacts. Applied Physics Letters 105, article number: 43509. (10.1063/1.4892069)
- Kardakova, A. et al. 2013. The electron-phonon relaxation time in thin superconducting titanium nitride films. Applied Physics Letters 103(25), article number: 252602. (10.1063/1.4851235)
- Al Naim, A. et al. 2013. Water-gated organic nanowire transistors. Organic Electronics 14(4), pp. 1057-1063. (10.1016/j.orgel.2013.01.024)
- Doyle, S. M., Mauskopf, P. D., Naylon, A. J., Porch, A. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2008. Lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 151(1-2), pp. 530-536. (10.1007/s10909-007-9685-2)
- Porch, A., Mauskopf, P. D., Doyle, S. M. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2005. Calculation of the characteristics of coplanar resonators for kinetic inductance detectors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 15(2), pp. 552-555. (10.1109/TASC.2005.849916)
- Bennett, M. R., Dunscombe, C. J., Cafolla, A. A., Cairns, J. W., Macdonald, J. E. and Williams, R. H. 1997. Photoemission studies of the surfactant-aided growth of Ge on Te-terminated Si(100). Surface Science 380(2-3), pp. 178-189. (10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01149-1)
Conferences
- Woodhead, C., Becerril Tapia, M., Dunscombe, C., Brien, T., Baghoria, M., Doyle, S. and Hargrave, P. 2024. Design and commissioning of a UHV sputter system for the fabrication of superconducting TiN KID’s using High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024, Yokohama, Japan, 16 - 21 June 2024 Presented at Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds.Proceedings Volume PC13102, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XII. SPIE, (10.1117/12.3019852)
- Gascard, T. et al. 2022. Pixel design for FIR/mm/submm astronomy constituted of a set of antenna-coupled superconducting detectors feeding a metamaterial-based lenslet. Presented at: Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Montreal, Canada, 17-23 July 2022Proceedings Volume 12190 Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI, Vol. 12190. SPIE, (10.1117/12.2627848)
- Brien, T. et al. 2015. Optical characterisation of a strained-silicon cold-electron bolometer at 160 GHz. Presented at: 2015 8th UK, Europe, China Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), Cardiff, UK, 14-15 Sept. 2015http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7455173. pp. 1-4., (10.1109/UCMMT.2015.7460630)
- Morozov, D. L., Mauskopf, P. D., Dunscombe, C. J. and Henini, M. 2008. Antenna-coupled direct detector for millimetre and submillimetre astronomy based on 2D electron gas in semiconducting heterostructure. Presented at: Millimeter and Submillimeter Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IV, Marseilles, France, 26-28 June 2008 Presented at Duncan, W. D. et al. eds.Millimeter and submillimeter detectors and instrumentation for astronomy IV: 26-28 June 2008, Marseille, France. Proceedings of the SPIE Vol. 7020. Bellingham, WA: SPIE pp. 702021., (10.1117/12.789753)
- Doyle, S. M., Naylon, J. A., Mauskopf, P. D., Porch, A. and Dunscombe, C. J. 2007. Lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Presented at: 18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007), Pasadena, CA, USA, 21-23 March 2007 Presented at Karpov, A. ed.18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007). International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology ( ISSTT ) NY: International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology ( ISSTT ) pp. 170-177.
- Morozov, D. . L., Mauskopf, P. D., Bacchus, I. D., Elliott, M., Dunscombe, C., Hopkinson, M. and Henini, M. 2007. THz direct detector with 2D electron gas periodic structure absorber. Presented at: 18th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007 (ISSTT 2007), Pasadena, CA, USA, 21-23 March 2007 Presented at Karpov, A. ed.8th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2007. Pittsburgh, Pa: Curran Associates Inc
- Bacchus, I. D., Mauskopf, P. D., Elliott, M., Morozov, D., Dunscombe, C. and Henini, M. 2005. A cold electron bolometer using a two-dimensional electron gas absorber. Presented at: Space Terahertz Technology. International Symposium. 16th 2005. (ISSTT 2005), Gothenburg, Sweden, 2-4 May 2005 Presented at Ingvarson, M. ed.ISSTT 2005 : 16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, May 2-4, 2005 : Conference Proceedings.. Gothenburg, Sweden: Curran Associates Inc pp. 134-138.
Contact Details
Dunscombe@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 76774
Queen's Buildings - West Building Extension, Room WX/0.07, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
+44 29208 76774
Queen's Buildings - West Building Extension, Room WX/0.07, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA