Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Astronomy

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This project will involve the development of Kinetic Inductance Detectors for use in Astronomy. KIDs are a novel superconducting detector that can measure the arrival time and the energy of a photon. We are developing them for use as an astronomical spectrograph. This project will involve a range of studies including lab-based development and computer simulations of the performance of the detectors. There will also be an element of analysing astronomical observations using KIDs.