Cryogenic detectors and their application to x-ray fluorescence analysis

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-112

  Frank, Matthias ^a   Friedrich, Stephan ^a   Höhne, Jens ^b   Jochum, Josef ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Vericold Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CALORIMETERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

CRYOGENIC DETECTORS; FLUORESCENCE-DETECTED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; HOT-ELECTRON MICROCALORIMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MICROANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0141502438     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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