Phonon-mediated superconducting transition-edge sensor X-ray detectors for use in astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5501, Issue , 2004, Pages 135-144

  Leman, Steven W ^a   Martínez Galarce, Dennis S ^b   Brink, Paul L ^a   Cabrera, Blas ^a   Castle, Joseph P ^a   Morse, Kathleen ^a   Stern, Robert A ^b   Tomada, Astrid ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Phonon; Solar physics; Transition edge sensor; X ray detector

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARRAYS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GERMANIUM; MULTIPLEXING; PERFORMANCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

ELECTROTHERMAL FEEDBACK (ETF); SOLAR PHYSICS; TRANSITION EDGE SENSORS; X-RAY DETECTORS;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 10844220703     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.551982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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