Noise analysis of gamma-ray TES microcalorimeters with a demonstrated energy resolution of 52 eV at 60 keV

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 630-633

  Miyazaki, Toshiyuki ^a   Ullom, Joel N ^a,b   Cunningham, Mark F ^a   Labov, Simon E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; SENSORS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRO-THERMAL FEEDBACK (ETF);

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 0042442164     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.813975     Document Type: Conference Paper

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