Phonon-Mediated Superconducting Transition-edge Sensor X-ray Detectors for use in Astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 565-575

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

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHONONS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SENSORS; THERMISTORS; THERMOMETERS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

SOLAR PHYSICS; TRANSITION EDGE SENSORS; X-RAY DETECTORS;

X RAYS;

EID: 1942423060     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.530921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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