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Performance Analysis of Digital Flux-locked Loop Circuit with Different SQUID $V$-$\phi$ Transfer Curves for TES Readout System

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2026-03-02 v2

Abstract

A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), functioning as a nonlinear response device, typically requires the incorporation of a flux-locked loop (FLL) circuit to facilitate linear amplification of the current signal transmitted through a superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) across a large dynamic range.This work presents a reasonable model of the SQUID-FLL readout system, based on a digital proportional-integral-differential (PID) flux negative feedback algorithm.This work investigates the effect of VV-ϕ\phi shape on the performance of digital FLL circuits.Such as the impact factors of bandwidth, design limits of slew rate of the system and the influence of the shapes of SQUID VV-ϕ\phi curve.Furthermore, the dynamic response of the system to X-ray pulse signals with rise time ranging from 4.42814.4{\sim}281 μs\mathrm{{\mu}s} and amplitudes ranging from 686{\sim}8 ϕ0\mathrm{\phi_0} was simulated.All the simulation results were found to be consistent with the existing mature theories, thereby validating the accuracy of the model.The results also provide a reliable modelling reference for the design of digital PID flux negative feedback and multiplexing SQUID readout electronic systems.

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@article{arxiv.2502.03977,
  title  = {Performance Analysis of Digital Flux-locked Loop Circuit with Different SQUID $V$-$\phi$ Transfer Curves for TES Readout System},
  author = {Nan Li and Xiang-xiang Ren and Le-peng Li and Meng-jie Song and Hao-yu Li and Shi-bo Shu and Ya-qiong Li and Yong-jie Zhang and Xu-fang Li and Yu-dong Gu and Cong-zhan Liu and Hai-feng Li and He Gao and Zheng-wei Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.03977},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 11 figures