Position-sensitive microcalorimeters

John E. Sadleir; Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano; Tarek Saab; Naoko Iyomoto; Mark A. Lindeman; Simon R. Bandler; Caroline A. Kilbourne; Frederick Scott Porter; Richard L. Kelley; Fred M. Finkbeiner; James A. Chervenak

doi:10.1117/12.552311

29 September 2004 Position-sensitive microcalorimeters

John E. Sadleir, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Tarek Saab, Naoko Iyomoto, Mark A. Lindeman, Simon R. Bandler, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Frederick Scott Porter, Richard L. Kelley, Fred M. Finkbeiner, James A. Chervenak

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Proceedings Volume 5501, High-Energy Detectors in Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552311
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

We present our latest results from our development of Position-Sensitive Transition-Edge Sensors (PoSTs). Our devices work as one-dimensional imaging spectrometers. They consist of a long absorber (segmented or solid) with a transition-edge sensor (TES) on each end. When X-rays hit the absorber, the comparison of the signals sensed in the two TESs determine the position of the TES, while the addition of the signals gives the energy of the X-ray. We obtained impedance curves for three different devices and obtained reasonable fits with our theoretical PoST model.

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John E. Sadleir, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Tarek Saab, Naoko Iyomoto, Mark A. Lindeman, Simon R. Bandler, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Frederick Scott Porter, Richard L. Kelley, Fred M. Finkbeiner, and James A. Chervenak "Position-sensitive microcalorimeters", Proc. SPIE 5501, High-Energy Detectors in Astronomy, (29 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552311

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