Introduction

SMX is an abbreviation for the Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor (SIS) Mixer developed for the JEM/SMILES mission. Two SMXs were installed in the JEM/SMILES and launched on 11 September 2009 to observe weak submillimeter signal from atmospheric minor molecules. Flight model performance of the SMX is summarized in a paper:

Kikuchi and Fujii, "Flight Model Performance of 640-GHz Superconductor-Insulator-Superconductor Mixers for JEM/SMILES Mission", Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (2010) [doi:10.1007/s10762-010-9691-3].


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  1. TEM cross-section investigation of SIS junctions

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