Optimizing Transition Edge Sensors for High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy

Journal Article · Thu Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2355321· OSTI ID:20877531

Saab, Tarek ^[1]; Bandler, Simon R; Boyce, Kevin; Chervenak, James A; Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali; Iyomoto, Naoko; Kelley, Richard L; Kilbourne, Caroline A; Porter, Frederick S; Sadleir, John E

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1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)

Transition Edge Sensors (TES) have found applications as astronomical detectors ranging from the microwave to the gamma ray energy bands. Each energy band, however, imposes a different set of requirements on the TES such as energy and timing resolution, focal plane coverage, and the mechanisms by which the signal is coupled to the detector. This paper focuses on the development of TESs optimized for the 0.1-10 keV energy range at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Such detectors are suitable candidates for some of the upcoming X-ray observatories such as NeXT and Constellation-X. Ongoing efforts at producing, characterizing, and modeling such devices, as well as the latest results, are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 20877531
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 850, Issue 1; Conference: LT24: 24. international conference on low temperature physics, Orlando, FL (United States), 10-17 Aug 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2355321; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
GAMMA RADIATION
KEV RANGE
MICROWAVE RADIATION
NASA
RESOLUTION
SIMULATION
SPACE FLIGHT
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY