A cryogenic imaging X-ray spectrometer for XEUS read out by frequency-division SQUID multiplexers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5501, Issue , 2004, Pages 167-176

  De Korte, Piet A J ^a   Van Baar, John J ^b   Baars, Norman H R ^a   Bakker, Frank E ^a   Tiest, Wouter M Bergmann ^a   Bruijn, Marcel P ^a   Germeau, Alexander ^a   Hoevers, Henk F C ^a   Kiviranta, Mikko ^c   Krouwer, Eric ^a   Van Kuur, Jan Der ^a   Lubbers, Marco P ^a   Mels, Wim A ^a   Ridder, Marcel L ^a   Seppae, Heikki ^c   Wiegerink, Remco J ^b  

^a SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryogenic micro calorimeters; Frequency domain multiplexing (FDM); Imaging X ray spectrometer; SQUIDs; Transition edge sensors (TES); X ray astronomy; XEUS

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; PERFORMANCE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SENSORS; SQUIDS; THERMOMETERS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

CRYOGENIC MICRO-CALORIMETERS; IMAGING X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; TRANSITION-EDGE SENSORS (TES); X-RAY ASTRONOMY; XEUS;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 19944425488     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.552933     Document Type: Conference Paper

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