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Dr Sam Rowe
(he/him)
PhD
Research Associate
Astronomy Instrumentation Group
Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology
- Welsh speaking
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
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 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 1145303., (10.1117/12.2561305)
- Tapia, M. et al. 2020. MUSCAT focal plane verification. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020, Virtual, 14-18 December 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X;, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 1145309., (10.1117/12.2576219)
- Gómez-Rivera, V. et al. 2020. Design and characterization of the MUSCAT detectors. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020, Virtual, 14-18 December 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 114531Q., (10.1117/12.2576334)
2018
- 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)
- 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 Presented at Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds.Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, Vol. 10708. SPIE, (10.1117/12.2313697)
2017
- Gordon, S. et al. 2017. An open source, FPGA-based LeKID readout for BLAST-TNG: Pre-flight results. Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation 5(4), 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), article number: 33105. (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
- 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 5(4), pp. 1641003. (10.1142/S2251171716410038)
- 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)
- 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)
Conferences
- 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 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 1145303., (10.1117/12.2561305)
- Tapia, M. et al. 2020. MUSCAT focal plane verification. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020, Virtual, 14-18 December 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X;, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 1145309., (10.1117/12.2576219)
- Gómez-Rivera, V. et al. 2020. Design and characterization of the MUSCAT detectors. Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2020, Virtual, 14-18 December 2020Proceedings Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X, Vol. 11453. SPIE pp. 114531Q., (10.1117/12.2576334)
- 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 Presented at Zmuidzinas, J. and Gao, J. eds.Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, Vol. 10708. SPIE, (10.1117/12.2313697)
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
RoweS@cardiff.ac.uk
+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