Toward a cryogenic imaging array of transition edge x-ray microcalorimeters

Marcel P. Bruijn; Wouter Bergman Tiest; Henk F.C. Hoevers; Jan van der Kuur; Willem A. Mels; Piet A. J. de Korte

doi:10.1117/12.391550

18 July 2000 Toward a cryogenic imaging array of transition edge x-ray microcalorimeters

Marcel P. Bruijn, Wouter Bergman Tiest, Henk F.C. Hoevers, Jan van der Kuur, Willem A. Mels, Piet A. J. de Korte

Proceedings Volume 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391550
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We report on the development of an imaging detector with high energy resolution for the X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy Mission (XEUS). The type of detector we are studying is a voltage biased superconducting transition edge microcalorimeter, operated at sub-Kelvin temperatures. Baseline for the imaging function is an array of these calorimeters, read out using SQUID amplifiers. Based on the performance of and experience with single-pixel micro calorimeters, we discuss new design concepts and read-out of imaging arrays of micro calorimeters. Critical design elements are the thermal transport from the pixels to the bath, operating temperature and cross talk. The requirements of a SQUID read-out system for the XEUS spectrometer are addressed and the areas where development is needed are identified.

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Marcel P. Bruijn, Wouter Bergman Tiest, Henk F.C. Hoevers, Jan van der Kuur, Willem A. Mels, and Piet A. J. de Korte "Toward a cryogenic imaging array of transition edge x-ray microcalorimeters", Proc. SPIE 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391550

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