Bolometers operated at 0.1 K and 0.2 K cooled by adiabatic demagnetization

We have constructed bolometers operating at temperatures of 0.1 K and 0.2 K cooled by adiabatic demagnetization. The electrical noise equivalent power (NEP) of the bolometers was found to be 1.8×10^–16 W/Hz^1/2 and 6.6×10^–16 W/Hz^1/2 respectively. These values are within a factor of two of the expected performance based upon bolometer theory. The thermistor material used was gallium doped single crystal germanium, for which we find a resistivity temperature dependence of the form = ^o exp (AT^–1/2).