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  • A 300-mK Test Bed for Rapid...
    Wessels, A. L.; Becker, D. T.; Bennett, D. A.; Gard, J. D.; Hubmayr, J.; Jarosik, N.; Kotsubo, V. Y.; Mates, J. A. B.; Ullom, J. N.

    Journal of low temperature physics, 12/2018, Letnik: 193, Številka: 5-6
    Journal Article

    Microwave SQUID multiplexing is a promising technique for multiplexing large arrays of transition edge sensors. A major bottleneck in the development and distribution of microwave SQUID multiplexer chips occurs in the time-intensive design testing and quality assurance stages. To obtain useful RF measurements, these devices must be cooled to temperatures below 500 mK. The need for a more efficient system to screen microwave multiplexer chips has grown as the number of chips requested by collaborators per year reaches into the hundreds. We have therefore assembled a test bed for microwave SQUID circuits, which decreases screening time for four 32-channel chips from 24 h in an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator to approximately 5 h in a helium dip probe containing a closed cycle 3 He sorption refrigerator. We discuss defining characteristics of these microwave circuits and the challenges of establishing an efficient testing setup for them.