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Dr Sam Rowe
(he/him)
PhD
- Welsh speaking
Teams and roles for Sam Rowe
Research Associate
Astronomy Instrumentation Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology
Overview
I develop ultra-sensitive detector systems for observations in the millimetre and submillimetre range of the electromagnetic spectrum. My main focus has been on the electronic readout and characterisation of increasingly large arrays of superconducting kinetic inductance detectors.
Recently, I have enjoyed collaborating with researchers from the Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica in Mexico to build MUSCAT, a 1500 pixel receiver soon to be installed at the 50m Large Millimetre Telescope Alfonso Serrano for observations of the local and extragalactic 1.1mm continuum.
I continue to support Sequestim Ltd., a spinout company that was formed to commercialise the terahertz imaging technology developed by myself and others within the instrumentation group.
Publication
2025
- Abitbol, M. et al., 2025. The Simons Observatory: science goals and forecasts for the enhanced Large Aperture Telescope. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2025 (8) 34. (10.1088/1475-7516/2025/08/034)
2020
- Brien, T. et al. 2020. Pre-deployment verification and predicted mapping speed of MUSCAT. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.1145303. (10.1117/12.2561305)
- Gómez-Rivera, V. et al., 2020. Design and characterization of the MUSCAT detectors. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.114531Q. (10.1117/12.2576334)
- Tapia, M. et al., 2020. MUSCAT focal plane verification. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X;. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.1145309. (10.1117/12.2576219)
2018
- Brien, T. et al. 2018. MUSCAT: The Mexico-UK Sub-Millimetre Camera for AsTronomy. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018 Austin, TX, USA 10-15 June 2018. Published in: Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds. Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. Vol. 10708.SPIE(10.1117/12.2313697)
- Castillo, E. et al. 2018. Mexico-UK sub-millimeter camera for astronomy. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 193 (5-6), pp.1010-1015. (10.1007/s10909-018-2018-9)
2017
- Gordon, S. et al., 2017. An open source, FPGA-based LeKID readout for BLAST-TNG: Pre-flight results. Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation 05 (04), pp.1641003. (10.1142/S2251171716410038)
2016
- Rowe, S. et al. 2016. A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Review of Scientific Instruments 87 (3) 033105. (10.1063/1.4941661)
2015
- Rowe, S. 2015. Passive terahertz imaging with lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
2014
- Mauskopf, P. D. et al. 2014. Photon-noise limited performance in aluminum LEKIDs. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 176 (3-4), pp.545-552. (10.1007/s10909-013-1069-1)
Articles
- Abitbol, M. et al., 2025. The Simons Observatory: science goals and forecasts for the enhanced Large Aperture Telescope. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2025 (8) 34. (10.1088/1475-7516/2025/08/034)
- Castillo, E. et al. 2018. Mexico-UK sub-millimeter camera for astronomy. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 193 (5-6), pp.1010-1015. (10.1007/s10909-018-2018-9)
- Gordon, S. et al., 2017. An open source, FPGA-based LeKID readout for BLAST-TNG: Pre-flight results. Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation 05 (04), pp.1641003. (10.1142/S2251171716410038)
- Mauskopf, P. D. et al. 2014. Photon-noise limited performance in aluminum LEKIDs. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 176 (3-4), pp.545-552. (10.1007/s10909-013-1069-1)
- Rowe, S. et al. 2016. A passive terahertz video camera based on lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. Review of Scientific Instruments 87 (3) 033105. (10.1063/1.4941661)
Conferences
- Brien, T. et al. 2018. MUSCAT: The Mexico-UK Sub-Millimetre Camera for AsTronomy. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018 Austin, TX, USA 10-15 June 2018. Published in: Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds. Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX. Vol. 10708.SPIE(10.1117/12.2313697)
- Brien, T. et al. 2020. Pre-deployment verification and predicted mapping speed of MUSCAT. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.1145303. (10.1117/12.2561305)
- Gómez-Rivera, V. et al., 2020. Design and characterization of the MUSCAT detectors. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.114531Q. (10.1117/12.2576334)
- Tapia, M. et al., 2020. MUSCAT focal plane verification. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020 Virtual 14-18 December 2020. Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X;. Vol. 11453.SPIE. , pp.1145309. (10.1117/12.2576219)
Thesis
- Rowe, S. 2015. Passive terahertz imaging with lumped element kinetic inductance detectors. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Biography
| 2015 - Present: | Research Associate, School of Physics and Astronomy. |
| 2011 - 2015: | PhD, Submillimetre Instrumentation, Cardiff University. |
| 2010 - 2011: | Research Assistant, QMC Instruments Ltd. |
| 2005 - 2010: | MPhys (Hons) Astrophysics, Cardiff University. |
Contact Details
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+44 29225 10047
Queen's Buildings - North Building, Room N/-0.44 , 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
+44 29225 10047
Queen's Buildings - North Building, Room N/-0.44 , 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA