Sensors (Dec 2022)

Resistive-Based Micro-Kelvin Temperature Resolution for Ultra-Stable Space Experiments

  • David Roma-Dollase,
  • Vivek Gualani,
  • Martin Gohlke,
  • Klaus Abich,
  • Jordan Morales,
  • Alba Gonzalvez,
  • Victor Martín,
  • Juan Ramos-Castro,
  • Josep Sanjuan,
  • Miquel Nofrarias

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23010145
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
p. 145

Abstract

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High precision temperature measurements are a transversal need in a wide area of physical experiments. Space-borne gravitational wave detectors are a particularly challenging case, requiring both high precision and high stability in temperature measurement. In this contribution, we present a design able to reach 1 μK/Hz in most of the measuring band down to 1 mHz, and reaching 20 μK/Hz at 0.1 mHz. The scheme is based on resistive sensors in a Wheatstone bridge configuration which is AC modulated to minimize the 1/f noise. As a part of our study, we include the design of a test bench able to guarantee the high stability environment required for measurements. We show experimental results characterising both the test bench and the read-out, and discuss potential noise sources that may limit our measurement.

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