Speaker
Mario Zannoni
(University of Milano Bicocca)
Description
COSMO experiment is aimed at detecting CMB spectral distortions from Concordia Station in Antarctica.
It is based on a cryogenic FFT spectrometer using KIDs as fast detectors. The reduced number of pixels and the fast acquisition rate, tens of kHz, prompted us to develop an in-house heterodyne readout electronics based on commercial components. In this contribution I will describe in detail the architecture and the advantages given by the commercial platform in terms of fast prototyping and firmware development. I will also present preliminary performance tests.
Primary author
Mario Zannoni
(University of Milano Bicocca)
