A TES X-ray microcalorimeter-array for imaging spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4851, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 779-789

  De Korte, P A J ^a   Hoevers, H F C ^a   Den Herder, J W A ^a   Bleeker, J A M ^a   Tiest, W M Bergmann ^a   Bruijn, M P ^a   Ridder, M L ^a   Wiegerink, R J ^b   Kaastra, J S ^a   Van der Kuur, J ^a   Mels, W A ^a  

^a SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Future X ray missions; TES microcalorimeters arrays; X ray astronomy; XEUS

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CRYOGENICS; GALAXIES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOMETERS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

TRANSITION-EDGE-SENSORS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0037957283     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.461170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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