Energy resolution and high count rate performance of superconducting I tunnel junction x-ray spectrometers

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-31

  Frank, M ^a   Hiller, L J ^a   Le Grand, J B ^a   Mears, C A ^a   Labov, S E ^a   Lindeman, M A ^a   Netel, H ^a   Chow, D ^a   Barfknecht, A T ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Conductus Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; FLUORESCENCE; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MICROANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; X RAYS;

BASELINE RESTORER; ENERGY RESOLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY AMPLIFIER; SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTION; SYNCHROTRON X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

EID: 0031701832     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1148474     Document Type: Article

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