Uniform high spectral resolution demonstrated in arrays of TES x-ray microcalorimeters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6686, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kilbourne, Caroline A ^a   Bandler, Simon R ^a,b   Brown, Ari D ^a,f   Chervenak, James A ^a   Figueroa Feliciano, Enectali ^a,c   Finkbeiner, Fred M ^a,d   Iyomoto, Naoko ^a,e   Kelley, Richard L ^a   Porter, F Scott ^a   Smith, Stephen J ^a,f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d RS Information Systems Inc   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NASA Postdoctoral Program Resident Research Associate

Author keywords

Constellation X; Microcalorimeters; Transition edge sensors

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPLATING; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; X RAY OPTICS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CONSTELLATIONS; ELECTROPLATING BISMUTH; TRANSITION-EDGE SENSORS; X-RAY MICROCALORIMETERS;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 42249102625     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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