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Bolometers

These thermal receivers for the far-infrared and millimetre bands have demonstrated their efficiency in the new generation of CMB experiments and continuum observationsat millimetre and sub-millimetre wavelengths. The technology used is fundamental in the maintenance of the level of excellence of the Italian scientific community in CMB studies and in the development of the sub-millimetre sector. These detectors can easily be replicated to make large mosaics for detailed studies of the microwave background, the mm/sub-mm radiation emitted by our galaxy and extragalactic sources. They can also have applications in non-invasive diagnostic medicine, artificial vision in adverse environmental conditions, non-invasive security controls and nuclear non-proliferation checks.

Lake Como Schools on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation

Jul 08, 2025

Lake Como Schools on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation It has been held at Como – Villa del Grumello, 23-27 June, the 2025 edition of the “Lake Como Schools on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation” on the theme “Dark Matter, Dark Energy and the Cosmological Tensions”

The Lucchin Schools Return

Jun 01, 2025

The Lucchin Schools Return First Edition of the New INAF PhD School Series Concludes in Asiago

MISTRAL, a wind of change in the SRT observations

May 29, 2025

MISTRAL, a wind of change in the SRT observations MISTRAL is a new-generation receiver for observations at millimeter wavelengths, built as part of the recent project to upgrade the Sardinia Radio Telescope for the study of the high-frequency radio universe. The main features of this instrument are the very high number of detectors cooled to temperatures close to absolute zero and a dedicated cold optical system, which allow for extremely sharp images. MISTRAL made its “first light” by observing three different celestial objects: the Orion Nebula, the radio lobes of the supermassive black hole in the galaxy M87, and the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. These images represent the first scientific observations at 90 GHz ever obtained using the SRT