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SPICA Papers [ Refereed ]

• 2020
  • "Constraining the Bulk Composition of Disintegrating Exoplanets Using Combined Transmission Spectra from JWST and SPICA", Ayaka Okuya et al., The Astrophysical Journal, 901, 171 (2020)
  • "Cooling capability of JT coolers during the cool-down phase for space science missions", Keisuke Shinozaki et al., Cryogenics, Volume 109, 2020, 103094,
  • "Analysis of multi-mode waveguide cavities containing free space gaps for use in future far-infrared telescopes", Darragh McCarthy et al., Infrared Physics & Technology, Volume 105, 2020, 103235,
  • "ECLIPSE, the Cryogenic Readout Circuit of the Polarimetric Camera B-BOP for the SPICA Space Observatory Project", Xavier de la Broïse and Olivier Gevin, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 199, 149–155 (2020)
  • "Noise Measurements of a Low-Noise Amplifier in the FDM Readout System for SAFARI", Wang, Q., Audley, M.D., Khosropanah, P. et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 199, 817–823 (2020)
• 2019
  • "Probing the cold magnetized Universe with SPICA-POL (B-BOP)", André, P. et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Vol. 36, E029 (2019)
  • "Highly sensitive polarimetric camera (B-BOP) for the SPICA mission", Obaïd-Allah Adami et al., Applied Optics, vol. 58, Issue 2, p. 398 (2019)

• 2018
  • "Probing the high-redshift universe with SPICA: Toward the epoch of reionisation and beyond", Egami, E. et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 35, pp.
  • "BRAHMS-Sensitive Bolometer Arrays for the SPICA Imaging Polarimetry", Rodriguez, L. et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 193, Issue 3-4, pp. 449-454
  • "Electromagnetic Simulations of Newly Designed Semiconductor Bolometers for Submillimeter Observations", Bounissou, S. et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 193, Issue 3-4, pp. 428-434
  • " Characterization of Doped Silicon Thermometers for Very High Sensitivity Cryogenic Bolometers", Adami, Obaïd-Allah et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 193, Issue 3-4, pp. 428-434
  • "Intrinsic Losses and Noise of High-Q Lithographic MHz LC Resonators for Frequency Division Multiplexing" Gottardi, L. et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, in press.
  • Diagnostic value of far-IR water ice features in T Tauri disks Kamp, I. et al., Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 617, id.A1, 12 pp.
  • "SPICA - a large cryogenic infrared space telescope Unveiling the obscured Universe", Roelfsema, P. R., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia,
  • "Probing the Baryon Cycle of Galaxies with SPICA Mid- and Far-Infrared Observations", van der Tak, F. F. S., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 35, id.e002 17 pp.
• 2017
  • "Unbiased Large Spectroscopic Surveys of Galaxies Selected by SPICA Using Dust Bands", Kaneda, H., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 34, id.e059 16 pp.
  • "Galaxy Evolution Studies with the SPace IR Telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA): The Power of IR Spectroscopy", Spinoglio, L., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 34, id.e057 13 pp.
  • "Tracing the Evolution of Dust Obscured Star Formation and Accretion Back to the Reionisation Epoch with SPICA", Gruppioni, C., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 34, id.e055 17 pp.
  • "Feedback and Feeding in the Context of Galaxy Evolution with SPICA: Direct Characterisation of Molecular Outflows and Inflows", González-Alfonso, E., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 34, id.e054 17 pp.
  • "SPICA and the Chemical Evolution of Galaxies: The Rise of Metals and Dust", Fernández-Ontiveros, J. A., et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, Volume 34, id.e053 15 pp.
  • "Development of New Stitching Interferometry for the SPICA Telescope", Yamanaka, A., et al., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 363-365
  • "Development of a Cryogenic Testing System for Mid-Infrared Detectors on SPICA", Nishiyama, M., et al., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 355-357
  • "Legacy of the SPICA Coronagraph Instrument (sci): Toward Exoplanetary Science with Space Infrared Telescopes in the Future", Enya, K., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 347-349
  • "Far Infrared Astronomy after SPICA", Swinyard, B. and Pearson, C., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 337-341
  • "The Next-Generation Infrared Space Mission SPICA: Project Uptates", Nakagawa, T., et al., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 331-335
  • "a Cosmological PAH Survey with SPICA", Wada, T., et al., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 317-319
  • "Strong Gravitational Lenses and Multi-Wavelength Galaxy Surveys with Akari, Herschel, SPICA and EUCLID", Serjeant, S., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, vol. 32, issue 1, pp. 251-255
  • "Development of Helium-3 Compressors and Integration Test of Closed-Cycle Dilution Refrigerator System", Shinozaki, K., Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 14 No. ists30
  • "Infrared Attenuation Spectrum of Bulk High-Resistivity CdZnTe Single Crystal in Transparent Wavelength Region Between Electronic and Lattice Absorptions", Sarugaku, T., et al., Journal of Electronic Materials, Volume 46, Issue 1, 282-287
• 2016
  • "Tracing black hole accretion with SED decomposition and IR lines: from local galaxies to the high-z Universe", Gruppioni, C., et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 458, Issue 4, 4297-4320
  • "Fabrication of Low-Noise TES Arrays for the SAFARI Instrument on SPICA", Ridder M. L., et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 184, Issue 1-2, pp. 60-65
  • "SPICA cryogenic infrared telescope thermal design", Ogawa, H., et al., 46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, ICES-2016-305, 10-14 July 2016, Vienna, Austria
  • "Development of Ultra-Low-Noise TES Bolometer Arrays", Suzuki, T., et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Volume 184, Issue 1-2, 52-59
  • "Candidate Water Vapor Lines to Locate the H2O Snowline through High-dispersion Spectroscopic Observations. I. The Case of a T Tauri Star", Notsu S., et al., The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 827, Issue 2, article id. 113, 20
  • "Far-infrared Line Spectra of Active Galaxies from the Herschel/PACS Spectrometer: The Complete Database Fernández-Ontiveros", Juan., A., et al., The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Volume 226, Issue 2, article id. 19, 26
  • "Analysis of two-stage Joule-Thomson expansion", Narasaki, K., Cryogenics, 2016, 74, 59
  • "Development of 1K-class Joule-Thomson cryocooler for next-generation astronomical mission", Sato, Y., et al., Cryogenics, 2016, 74, 47
• 2015
  • "Fabrication of Low-Noise TES Arrays for the SAFARI Instrument on SPICA", Ridder, M. L., et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics
  • "Development of Ultra-Low-Noise TES Bolometer Arrays", Suzuki, T. et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics
  • "Coronagraphic Demonstration Experiment Using Aluminum Mirrors for Space Infrared Astronomical Observations", Oseki, S. et al., Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 127, 1077
  • "Observations of the Universe in the Terahertz Range: From AKARI to SPICA", Nakagawa, T., IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TERAHERTZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 5, 1133
  • "The Next-Generation Infrared Astronomy Mission SPICA Under the New Framework", Nakagawa T., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, 30, 621
  • "Predictions for surveys with the SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument", Bonato, M. et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452, 356
  • "SPICA/BLISS cryo-chain demonstrator", Prouvec, T., et al., Cryogenics, 70, 70
  • "Thermal Property Measurements of Critical Materials for SPICA Payload Module", Shinozaki, K., et al., Physics Procedia, 67, 270
  • "Machined immersion grating with theoretically-predicted diffraction efficiency", Ikeda, Y., et al., Applied Optics, 54, 5193
  • "Modeling Inductances of Wiring for a TES Array Read by FDM", Yan X. et al., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 25, 2100105
  • "Nearly Quantum Limited Two-Stage SQUID Amplifiers for the Frequency Domain Multiplexing of TES Based X-ray and Infrared Detectors", Gottardi, L. et al., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 25, 2100404 (4 pp.)
  • "Preliminary structural design and key technology demonstration of cryogenic assembly in the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA", Mizutani, T., et al., Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 1, 027001
  • "Performance Estimation of the Mid-Infrared Camera and Spectrometer Aboard SPICA", Kataza, H., et al., Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation, 4, 1550001
• 2014
  • "Thermal study of payload module for the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA in risk mitigation phase", K. Shinozaki et al., Cryogenics, 64, 228
  • "SAFARI Engineering Model 50 mK Cooler", L. Duband et al., Cryogenics, 64, 213
  • "Experimental results on MgB2 used as ADR magnetic shields, and comparison to NbTi", T. Prouve, et al., Cryogenics, 64, 201
  • "Architecture and settings optimization procedure of a TES frequency domain multiplexed readout firmware", A. Clenet et al., Experimental Astronomy, 38, 65
  • "Performance of SAFARIShort-Wavelength-Band Transition Edge Sensors (TES) Fabricated by Deep Reactive Ion Etching", T. Suzuki et al., IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 4, 171
  • "Measurements of the Optical Performance of Prototype TES Bolometers for SAFARI", M. D. Audley et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 755
  • "Cryogenic time-domain multiplexer based on SQUID arrays and superconducting/normal conducting switches", N. Beev et al., Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 507, 042003,
  • "Tailoring the High-Q LC Filter Arrays for Readout of Kilo-Pixel TES Arrays in the SPICA-SAFARI Instrument", M. P. Bruijn et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 421
  • "Weak-Link Phenomena in AC-Biased Transition Edge Sensors", L. Gottardi et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 279
  • "Josephson effects in an AC biased transition edge sensor", L. Gottardi et al., Applied Physics Letters, 105, 162605,
  • "Progress on the FDM development at SRON: toward 160 pixels", R. H. den Hartog et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 439
  • "Diffusion Behaviour in Superconducting Ti/Au bilayers for SAFARI TES Detectors", N. J. van der Heijden et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 370
  • "Characterization of Low Noise TES Detectors Fabricated by D-RIE Process for SAFARI Short-Wavelength Band", P. Khosropanah et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 363
  • "Comparison of the Effects of Magnetic Field on Low Noise MoAu and TiAu TES Bolometers", R. A. Hijmering et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 176, 316
  • "Low-Bandwidth Operation of TES-Based Bolometer Operation in a Resistance Locked Loop", J. van der Kuur et al., Journal of Low temperature physics, 176, 304
  • "Exploring the relationship between black hole accretion and star formation with blind mid-/far-infrared spectroscopic surveys", M. Bonato et al., MNRAS, 444, 3446
  • "A Herschel PACS survey of brown dwarfs in IC 2391: limits on primordial and debris disc fractions", B. Riaz & G. M. Kennedy, MNRAS, 442, 3065
  • "Exploring the early dust-obscured phase of galaxy formation with blind mid-/far-infrared spectroscopic surveys", M. Bonato et al, MNRAS, 438, 2547
• 2012
  • "Requirements and Feasibility Study of Fpc-G Fine Guiding in Space Infrared Telescope, SPICA", W.S. Jeong et al., Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society, 27, 391
  • "Comparative Study of Manufacturing Techniques for Coronagraphic Binary Pupil Masks: Masks on Substrates and Free-Standing Masks", K. Enya, PASJ, 64, No.6, Article No.123
  • "Effect of Magnetic Fields on TiAu TES Bolometers for the SAFARI Instrument on the SPICA FIR Telescope", R.A. Hijmering et al., Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 167, 242
  • "SPICA sub-Kelvin cryogenic chains", L. Duband et al., Cryogenics, 52, 145
  • "Performances of the 50 mK ADR/sorption cooler", N. Luchier et al., Cryogenics, 52, 152
  • "High-precision CTE measurement of hybrid C/SiC composite for cryogenic space telescopes", K. Enya et al., Cryogenics, 52, 86
• 2011
  • "Modelling the resistive state in a transition edge sensor", A. Kozorezov et al., Applied Physics Letters, 99, 063503
  • "The SPICA coronagraphic instrument (SCI) for the study of exoplanets", K. Enya et al., Advances in Space Research, 48, 323
  • "Direct detection and spectral characterization of outer exoplanets with the SPICA coronagraph instrument (SCI)", T. Matsuo et al., Advances in Space Research, 47, 1455
• 2010
  • "A Binary Shaped Mask Coronagraph for a Segmented Pupil", K. Enya & L. Abe, PASJ, 62, 1407
  • "Studies of expolanets and solar systems with SPICA", M. Takami et al., Advances in Space Research, 45, 1000-
  • "SPICA infrared coronagraph for the direct observation of exo-planets", Enya, Keigo and SPICA Working Group, Advances in Space Research, 45, 979
  • "Sub-Kelvin cooler configuration study for the Background Limited Infrared Submillimeter Spectrometer BLISS on SPICA", W. Holmes et al., Cryogenics, 50, 2010, 516
  • "Cryogenic system design of the next generation infrared space telescope SPICA", H. Sugita et al. Cryogenics, 50, 566
  • "50 mK cooling solution with an ADR precooled by a sorption cooler", N. Luchier ret al., Cryogenics, 50, 591
• 2009
  • "A Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS)-based Cryogenic Deformable Mirror", K. Enya et al., PASP, 121, 877, 260
  • "The space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics: SPICA A joint mission between JAXA and ESA", B. Swinyard et al., Experimental Astronomy, 23, 193
  • "An AO-free coronagraph experiment in vacuum with a binary-shaped pupil mask" , K. Haze et al., Advances in Space Research, 43, 181
• 2008
  • "High contrast experiment of an AO-free coronagraph with a checkerboard pupil mask", K. Enya et al., A&A, 480, 899
  • "Development of mechanical cryocoolers for the Japanese IR space telescope SPICA", H. Sugita et al., Cryogenics, 48, 258
• 2007
  • "Probing the intgerstellar medium in distant galaxies with SPICA/ESI", R.J. Tuffs, & C.C. Popescu, Astronomische Nachrichten, 328, 639
  • "High-Precision CTE Measurement of SiC-100 for Cryogenic Space Telescopes", K. Enya et al., The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 119, 583
  • "Detecting extra-solar planets with the Japanese 3.5 m SPICA space telescope", L. Abe et al., Comptes Rendus - Physique, 8, 374
  • "Laboratory experiment of checkerboard pupil mask coronagraph", K. Enya et al., A&A, 461, 783
  • "Evolution of starbursts and AGN: Future SPICA observations", L. Spinoglio et al., Advances in Space Research, 40, 684
  • "Mid- and far-infrared astronomy mission SPICA", T. Nakagawa & H. Murakami, Advances in Space Research, 40, 679
  • "Microscopic surface structure of C/SiC composite mirrors for space cryogenic telescopes", K. Enya et al., Applied Optics, 46, 2049
• 2006
  • "Mechanical coolers operating below 4.5 K for space application", K, Narasaki et al., NIM A, 559, 644
  • "The future is BLISS sensitive far-IR spectroscopy on SPICA and SAFIR", C.M. Bradford et al., New Astronomy Reviews, 50, 221
  • "Cryogenic infrared mission "JAXA/SPICA" with advanced cryocoolers", H. Sugita et al., Cryogenics, 46, 149
• 2005
  • "Future Space Infrared Telescope Mission, SPICA", T. Matsumoto, Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society, 38, 89
  • "SPICA: A 3.5 m space infrared telescope for mid- and far-infrared astronomy", T. Onaka, & T. Nakagawa, Advances in Space Research, 36, 1123
• 2004
  • "SPICA: space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics", T. Nakagawa & SPICA Working Group, Advances in Space Research, 34, 645
  • "Development of 1 K-class mechanical cooler for SPICA", K. Narasaki et al., Cryogenics, 44, 375
• 2002
  • "SPICA: a new space telescope for mid- and far-infrared astronomy", T. Nakagawa & SPICA Working Group, Advances in Space Research, 30, 2129

SPICA Papers [ Unrefereed ]

• 2020
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  • "The joint infrared space observatory SPICA: unveiling the obscured universe", P. R. Roelfsema et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1144325 (2020)
    Presentation
  • "The 2020 SPICA telescope preliminary design and predicted performance", J. Archer et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1144327 (2020)
    Paper
  • "Cryogenic system of the infrared space mission SPICA", T. Nakagawa et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1144328 (2020)
    Paper
  • "Mechanical cooler system for the infrared space mission SPICA", K. Shinozaki et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 1144329 (2020)
    Paper
  • "SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): The latest design and specifications", T. Wada et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436G (2020)
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  • "The SAFARI grating spectrometer for SPICA: Extreme spectroscopic sensitivity in the FAR-IR", P. P. Roelfsema et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436W (2020)
    Poster
  • "The 4K focal plane unit for SPICA's SAFARI far infrared instrument", J. T. Redondo et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436I (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "The calibration source assembly for SPICA/SAFARI instrument", S. Wang et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436H (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "Calibration strategy for the SPICA/SAFARI instrument", R. F. Shipman et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436L (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "A far infrared spectrometer for SPICA mission: optical E2E of SAFARI", M. Fernandez et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436R (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "Multicore processor based instrument control and data processing units design for the SPICA instruments", Sebastiano Ligori et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114435H (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "B-BOP: the SPICA imaging polarimeter", V. Revéret et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 114436P (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "Transmittance measurement of low/high-resistivity of CdZnTe at cryogenic temperature for material selection of the immersion grating of SPICA SMI", H. Maeshima et al., Proceedings Volume 11451, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV; 114515X (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "Development of a cryogenic far-infrared post-dispersed polarizing Fourier transform spectrometer: a demonstrator for the SPICA SAFARI instrument", D. Naylor et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114530K (2020)
    Paper
  • "Noise and cross-talk measurements of SAFARI FDM readout", P. Khosropanah et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114530Y (2020)
  • "Optical and electrical transient response of ultra-low-noise far-infrared transition edge sensors for the SAFARI instrument on SPICA", E. A. Williams et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114530J (2020)
    Paper
  • "Modelling technique for few-moded far-infrared grating spectrometers", B. N. R. Lap et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114533J (2020)
    Paper | Poster
  • "Ultra-low noise TES bolometer arrays for the US SAFARI contribution", R. C. O'Brient et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114531L (2020)
  • "Design of a novel cryogenic stiffness-compensated reactionless scan mechanism for the Fourier transform spectrometer of SPICA SAFARI instrument", A. Cournoyer et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 1145338 (2020)
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  • "An optical test facility for the B-BOP bolometers of the SPICA mission", Camille Gennet et al., Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 11453, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy X; 114530I (2020)
    Paper
  • "The physics of Galaxy Evolution with SPICA observations", Luigi Spinoglio, Juan A. Fern ́andez-Ontiveros and Sabrina Mordini, Galaxy Evolution and Feedback Across Di erent Environments, Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 359, 2020
  • "SPICA: revealing the hearts of galaxies and forming planetary systems; approach and US contributions.", Bradford, C. M. et al., Abstracts of the 235th AAS Meeting (Honolulu, HI), American Astronomical Society, January, 2020
• 2019
  • "Blind line search in ALMA deep fields as pathfinders for future synergies with ngVLA, JWST, SPICA", Paola Andreani, ALMA2019: Science Results and Cross-Facility Synergies, held 14-18 October, 2019 in Cagliari, Italy.
    Online at http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2019/ALMA2019Cagliari.html
  • "Unveiling the physical processes that regulate Galaxy Evolution with SPICA observations", Spinoglio, L., Fernández-Ontiveros, J., & Mordini, S., Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Volume 15, Symposium S356: Nuclear Activity in Galaxies Across Cosmic Time, October 2019
  • "A NASA-led US Contribution to the ESA/JAXA SPICA Mission: Unveiling the Dust Obscured Universe", Asantha Cooray et al., Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, APC White Papers, no. 87; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, Issue 7, id. 87 (2019)
  • "Modelling Infrared Line Spectra of Complex Organic Molecules in Protoplanetary Disks", Nomura Hideko et al., American Astronomical Society, Extreme Solar Systems 4, id. 324.12. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 51, No. 6 (2019)
  • "SPICA: Revealing the Hearts of Galaxies and Forming Planetary Systems; Overview and US Contributions", Roelfsema, P. R. and Bradford, C. M., The Space Astrophysics Landscape for the 2020s and Beyond, Proceedings of the conference held 1-3 April, 2019 in Potomac, Maryland. LPI Contribution No. 2135, id.5051
• 2018
  • "The optical design of a far infrared spectrometer for SPICA: grating modules evaluation", Arrazola, D. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10708, id. 107083G 9 pp. (2018).
  • "SPICA, a new 6T visible beam combiner for CHARA: science, design and interfaces", Mourard, D., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10701, id. 1070120 12 pp. (2018).
  • "SPICA mid-infrared instrument (SMI): conceptual design and feasibility studies", Kaneda. H. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10698, id. 106980C 10 pp. (2018).
  • "Thermal and mechanical design of SPICA payload module", Ogawa, H. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10698, id. 106980B 8 pp. (2018).
  • "Ultra-low-noise transition edge sensors for far infrared wavelengths: optical design, measurement and stray light control", Williams, E. A. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10708, id. 107081W 13 pp. (2018).
  • "The SAFARI detector system", Audley, Michael D. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10708, id. 107080K 7 pp. (2018).
  • "Possibility to locate the position of the H2O snowline in protoplanetary disks through spectroscopic observations", Notsu, S. et al., Astrochemistry VII: Through the Cosmos from Galaxies to Planets, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 332, pp. 113-120
  • "Debris Disks and the Zodiacal Light: from AKARI to SPICA", Ishihara, D. et al., The Cosmic Wheel and the Legacy of the AKARI archive: from galaxies and stars to planets and life. Edited by Takafumi Ootsubo, Issei Yamamura, Kazumi Murata and Takashi Onaka., pp.97-100
  • "New SPICA: the next crucial step after AKARI for future mid- and far-infrared astronomy", Kaneda, H. et al., The Cosmic Wheel and the Legacy of the AKARI archive: from galaxies and stars to planets and life. Edited by Takafumi Ootsubo, Issei Yamamura, Kazumi Murata and Takashi Onaka., pp.53-58
• 2017
  • "Cryogenic optical testing of sic mirrors for ASTRO-F and C/SiC composite mirrors for SPICA", Kaneda, H., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10568, id. 105681H 9 pp.
  • "The SPICA Telescope: design evolution and expected performance", Gaspar Venancio, L. M., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10565, id. 1056555 6 pp.
  • "Free-form reflective optics for mid-infrared camera and spectrometer on board SPICA", Fujishiro, N., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10564, id. 105640G 10 pp.

• 2016
  • "Ultra-low noise TES bolometer arrays for SAFARI instrument on SPICA" , Khosropanah, P., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9914, id. 99140B 5 pp.
  • "Mechanical cooler system for the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA" , Shinozaki K., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99043W 8 pp.
  • "Modeling multimode feed-horn coupled bolometers for millimeter-wave and terahertz astronomical instrumentation" , Kalinauskaite E., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9914, id. 99142R 10 pp.
  • "Readout of a 176 pixel FDM system for SAFARI TES arrays" , Hijmering, R. A. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9914, id. 99141C 13 pp.
  • "Optical characterisation and analysis of multi-mode pixels for use in future far infrared telescopes" , McCarthy Da., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9914, id. 991413 12 pp.
  • "Optical performance of prototype horn-coupled TES bolometer arrays for SAFARI" , Audley, M. D., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9914, id. 991408 9 pp.
  • "Optimising the multiplex factor of the frequency domain multiplexed readout of the TES-based microcalorimeter imaging array for the X-IFU instrument on the Athena x-ray observatory" , van der Kuur J. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 99055R 9 pp.
  • "SAFARI optical system architecture and design concept" , Pastor C., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99043U 12 pp.
  • "Sensitivity estimates for the SPICA Mid-Infrared Instrument (SMI)" , Sakon I., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99043V 12 pp.
  • "SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): technical concepts and scientific capabilities" , Kaneda H., et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99042I 10 pp.
  • "New cryogenic system of the next-generation infrared astronomy mission SPICA" , Ogawa, H. et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99042H 10 pp.
  • "The SPICA mission" , Sibthorpe, B. et al., EAS Publications Series, Volume 75-76, 2016, pp.411-417
  • "High resolution ALMA observations of dense molecular medium in the central regions of active galaxies" , Kohno K., et al., Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 315, pp. 215-223

• 2014
  • "Optical characterization of ultra-sensitive TES bolometers for SAFARI", M. D. Audley et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9153, 91530E
  • "The 160 TES bolometer read-out using FDM for SAFARI", R. A. Hijmering et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9153, 91531E
  • "Development of a cryogenic DC-low noise amplifier for SQuID-based readout electronics", C. Macculi et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9153, 915336
  • "TES-detector based focal plane assembly key-technology developments for ATHENA and SAFARI", H. J. van Weers et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9144, 91445R
  • "A cryogenic dichroic mirror for separating visible light from wideband infrared", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91434J
  • "A trial production of the image slicer unit for next generation infrared instruments and the assembly of the evaluation system of the pseudo slit image quality", I. Sakon et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91434U /li>
  • "The next-generation infrared astronomy mission SPICA under the new framework", T. Nakagawa et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91431I
  • "SAFARI new and improved: extending the capabilities of SPICA's imaging spectrometer", P. Roelfsema et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91431K
  • "Preliminary structural design and key technology demonstration of cryogenic assembly in the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA", T. Mizutani et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91431L
  • "Design of a cryogenic test facility for evaluating the performance of interferometric components of the SPICA/SAFARI instrument", I. T. Veenendaal et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 914345
  • "The DCU: the detector control unit for SPICA-SAFARI", A. Clenet et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 914346
  • "Precision pointing control for SPICA: risk mitigation phase study" , S. Mitani et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 914347
  • "Contamination control for the space infrared observatory SPICA", N. Isobe et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 914348
  • "Thermal study of payload module for the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA in risk mitigation phase", K. Shinozaki et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 914349
  • "A large-stroke cryogenic imaging FTS system for SPICA-Safari", W. Jellema et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91434A
  • "The optical design of a far infrared imaging FTS for SPICA", C. Pastor et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91434B
  • "SAFARI digital processing unit: performance analysis of the SpaceWire links in case of a LEON3-FT based CPU", G. Giusi et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 9143, 91434P

• 2013
  • "Cryogenic silicon carbide mirrors for infrared astronomical telescopes: lessons learnt from AKARI for SPICA" , T. Onaka et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8837, 88370K

• 2012
  • "The DCU: the detector control unit of the SAFARI instrument onboard SPICA", A. Clenet et al, Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84521V
  • "Development of a low background test facility for the SPICA-SAFARI on-ground calibration", P. Dieleman et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84521U
  • "Thermal architecture of the SPICA/SAFARI instrument", I. Charles et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84521P
  • "Optical modeling of waveguide coupled TES detectors towards the SAFARI instrument for SPICA", N. Trappe et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84520L
  • "Development of fast, background-limited transition-edge sensors for the background-limited infrared/sub-mm spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA", A.D. Beyer et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84520G
  • "Frequency division multiplexed readout of TES detectors with baseband feedback", R. den Hartog et al, Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84520F
  • "Measurements of the optical performance of bolometers for SPICA/SAFARI", M.D. Audley et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84520B
  • "Ultra-low-noise transition edge sensors for the SAFARI L-band on SPICA", D.J. Goldie et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 84520A
  • "TES arrays for the short wavelength band of the SAFARI instrument on SPICA", P. Khosropanah et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8452, 845209
  • "The 3.2m all SiC Telescope for SPICA", D. Castel et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8450, 84502P
  • "Conceptual phase A design of a cryogenic shutter mechanism for the SAFARI flight instrument", M. Eigenmann et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8450, 84504G
  • "Cryogenic actuator testing for the SAFARI ground calibration setup" C. de Jonge et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8450, 84504D
  • "The instrument control unit of SPICA SAFARI: a macro-unit to host all the digital control functionalities of the spectrometer", A.M.D. Giorgio et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423W
  • "Detector systems for the mid-infrared camera and spectrometer on board SPICA", T. Wada et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423V
  • "Cooled scientific instrument assembly onboard SPICA", H. Matsuhara et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423U
  • "Experimental and numerical study of stitching interferometry for the optical testing of the SPICA Telescope", H. Kaneda et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423T
  • "Recent progress in the development of mid-infrared medium resolution spectrometer (MRS) installed in SPICA/MCS", I. Sakon et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423S
  • "SPICA/SAFARI Fourier transform spectrometer mechanism evolutionary design", van den Dool et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423R
  • "High-resolution and high-precision color-differential astrometry for direct spectroscopy of extrasolar planets onboard SPICA: science and validation experiment", L. Abe et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423Q
  • "The focal plane camera for fine guiding and NIR survey on SPICA", D.-H. Lee et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84423P
  • "The optical design concept of SPICA-SAFARI", W. Jellema et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420S
  • "The SAFARI imaging spectrometer for the SPICA space observatory", P. Roelfsema et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420R
  • "Mid-infrared camera and spectrometer on board SPICA", H. Kataza et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420Q
  • "Progress toward BLISS, the background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph for SPICA", C.M. Bradford et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420P
  • "The next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA", T. Nakagawa et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420O
  • "SPICA coronagraph instrument: characterization of atmospheres and physical parameters of giant planets by direct imaging and spectroscopy", T. Kotani et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84420F
  • "Prototype-testbed for infrared optics and coronagraph (PINOCO)", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84425C
  • "A laboratory experiment for a new free-standing pupil mask coronagraph", K. Haze et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 84425B
  • "Development of CdZnTe immersion grating for spaceborne application", Y. Sarugaku et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8442, 844257

• 2011
  • "A high dynamic-range instrument for SPICA for coronagraphic observation of exoplanets and monitoring of transiting exoplanets", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 8146, 81460Q

• 2010
  • "Thermal and mechanical architecture for the SAFARI focal plane assembly" , J. Martignac, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7741, 77412R
  • "Low-noise transition edge sensor (TES) for SAFARI instrument on SPICA", P. Khosropanah et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7741, 77410L
  • "BASIC: a high-sensitivity all silicon bolometer focal plane for the SAFARI instrument aboard the SPICA Observatory", L. Rodriguez et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7741, 77410G
  • "Development of a large scale stressed Ge:Ga detector array for SAFARI", W. Raab et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7741, 77410C
  • "Development of a far-infrared Ge:Ga monolithic array for a possible application to SPICA", M. Shirahata et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7741, 77410B
  • "Recent achievements with a cryogenic ultra-lightweighted HB-Cesic mirror" , M. R. Krodel et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7739, 77392L
  • "Recent achievements with a cryogenic ultra-lightweighted HB-Cesic mirror" , M. R. Krodel and P. Hofbauer, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7739, 77392K
  • "Cryogenic magnetic bearing scanning mechanism design for the SPICA/SAFARI Fourier transform spectrometer", T.C. van den Dool et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7739, 77391B
  • "Kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) for the SAFARI instrument on SPICA", L. Ferrari et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314H,
  • "Conceptual design of a cryogenic system for the next-generation infrared space telescope SPICA", Y. Sato et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314G
  • "Development of a wavefront correction system for the SPICA coronagraph instrument", T. Kotani et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314F
  • "Precision pointing control for SPICA: requirements and feasibility study", S. Mitani et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314D
  • "The digital processing unit of the SPICA SAFARI instrument: an FPGA based architecture using the Leon2-FT", A. M. di Giorgio et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314B
  • "Optical architecture of mid-infrared instruments (MIRACLE/MIRMES/MIRHES) on board SPICA", H. Kataza et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77314A
  • "Development and tests of interferometry facility in 6-m diameter radiometer thermal vacuum chamber in Tsukuba Space Center" , M. Suganuma et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77313X
  • "Optical testing activities for the SPICA telescope", H. Kaneda et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310V
  • "Mid-infrared camera without lens (MIRACLE) for SPICA" , T. Wada, and H. Kataza, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310U
  • "WISPIR: a wide-field imaging spectrograph for the infrared for the SPICA Observatory", D.J. Benford, and L. G. Mundy, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310T
  • "The background-limited infrared-submillimeter spectrograph (BLISS) for SPICA: a design study", C. M. Bradford et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310S
  • "Conceptual design for the mid-infrared medium-resolution Echelle spectrometer (MIRMES) on the SPICA Mission", I. Sakon et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310Q
  • "System requirements and design concept of the SPICA Mission", N. Takahashi et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310P
  • "The next-generation space infrared astronomy mission SPICA" , T. Nakagawa, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7731, 77310O

• 2009
  • "Assessment study of the SPICA telescope assembly", N. Rando et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7436, 743605
  • "Measurement of vibration environment of 6m-diameter radiometer thermal vacuum chamber in JAXA", H. Katayama et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7436, 74360Q

• 2008
  • "Results of the ESA internal assessment study of the European contribution to SPICA" , T. Jagemann et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7082, 70820Z
  • "Sensitive far-IR survey spectroscopy: BLISS for SPICA", C. M. Bradford et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7020, 70201O
  • "Development of transition edge superconducting bolometers for the SAFARI far-infrared spectrometer on the SPICA space-borne telescope", P. Mauskopf et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7020, 70200N
  • "Multi-stage apodized pupil Lyot coronagraph experimental results", L. Abe et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7014, 701467
  • "Mid-infrared high-resolution spectrograph for SPICA", N. Kobayashi et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 701032
  • "Cryogenic system for the infrared space telescope SPICA", H. Sugita et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 701030
  • "Mid-infrared coronagraph for SPICA", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 70102Z
  • "Focal plane instruments onboard SPICA", H. Matsuhara and H. Kataza, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 70100J
  • "The European contribution to the SPICA mission", B. Swinyard et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 70100I
  • "SPICA mission for mid- and far-infrared astronomy", T. Nakagawa, Proceedings of the SPIE, 7010, 70100H
  • "Cold chopper system for mid-infrared instruments", M. Nakamura et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 7018, 70184H

• 2007
  • "Coronagraph project with the SPICA mission", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 6693, 66930I

• 2006
  • "Thermal design of the SPICA/ESI instrument", D.K. Griffin et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 6275, 62750E
  • "Development of an MIR coronagraph for the SPICA mission", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 6265, 626536
  • "BLISS for SPICA: far-IR spectroscopy at the background limit", C. M. Bradford, Proceedings of the SPIE, 6265, 62650U
  • "ESI: the far-infrared instrument for the SPICA mission", B. Swinyard, Proceedings of the SPIE, 6265, 62650L
  • "Progress on background-limited membrane-isolated TES bolometers for far-IR/submillimeter spectroscopy", M. Kenyon et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 6275, 627508

• 2005
  • "Development of large aperture cooled telescopes for the space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics (SPICA) mission" , T. Onaka et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5962, 448
  • "Mechanical and thermal performance of C/SiC composites for SPICA mirror", T. Ozaki et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5868, 132
  • "Wavefront measurement of space infrared telescopes at cryogenic temperature", H. Kaneda et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5965, 281

• 2004
  • "Space cryogenic system for SPICA mission", H. Sugita et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5487, 1625
  • "Large-aperture cooled telescope (SPICA) for mid- and far-infrared astronomy", T. Matsumoto, Proceedings of the SPIE, 5487, 1501
  • "Optical quality of C/SiC composite for the SPICA telescope", K. Enya et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5487, 1092
  • "The 3.5-m all-SiC telescope for SPICA", Y. Toulemont et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5487, 1001
  • "Development of space infrared telescope for the SPICA mission", H. Kaneda et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5487, 991
  • "Mechanical and thermal performance of C/SiC composites for SPICA mirror", T. Ozaki et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5494, 366
  • "A new generation of large SIC telescopes for space applications", E. Sein et al., Proceedings of the SPIE, 5528, 83

• 2003
  • "Large aperture cool telescope mission: SPICA", T. Matsumoto, Proceedings of the SPIE, 4850, 1091

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