The Origins Space Telescope is one of four flagship missions under study for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey. With a 5.9-m cold (4.5 K) telescope deployed from space, Origins promises unprecedented sensitivity in the near-, mid-, and far-infrared from 2.8 to 588 μm. This mandates the use of ultrasensitive and stable detectors in all of the Origins instruments. At the present, no known detectors can meet Origins’ stability requirements in the near- to mid-infrared or its sensitivity requirements in the far-infrared. We discuss the applicability of transition-edge sensors, as both calorimeters and bolometers, to meet these requirements, and lay out a path toward improving the present state-of-the-art.

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起源太空望远镜的过渡边缘传感器探测器

Origins太空望远镜是2020年天体物理学十年调查研究中的四个旗舰任务之一。凭借从太空部署的5.9米冷（4.5 K）望远镜，Origins承诺在2.8至588μm的近红外，中红外和远红外中实现前所未有的灵敏度。这要求在所有Origins仪器中使用超灵敏稳定的检测器。目前，尚无已知的探测器可以满足Origins在近红外至中红外的稳定性要求或在灵敏性要求在远红外的要求。我们讨论了量热计和测辐射热计等过渡边缘传感器的适用性，以满足这些要求，并为改进当前的技术水平提供了一条途径。