Multiplexed readout of uniform arrays of TES X-ray microcalorimeters suitable for Constellation-X

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7011, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kilbourne, Caroline A ^a   Doriese, W Bertrand ^b   Bandler, Simon R ^a,c   Brekosky, Regis P ^a,d   Brown, Ari David ^a,g   Chervenak, James A ^a   Eckart, Megan E ^a,g   Finkbeiner, Fred M ^a,e   Hilton, Gene C ^b   Irwin, Kent D ^b   Iyomoto, Naoko ^a,f,h   Kelley, Richard L ^a   Porter, F Scott ^a   Reintsema, Carl D ^b   Smith, Stephen J ^a,f   Ullom, Joel N ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Wyle Information Systems Inc   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Constellation X; Microcalorimeters; Time division SQUID multiplexing; Transition edge sensors

Indexed keywords

CONSTELLATION-X; DEMULTIPLEXERS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FILL-FACTOR; MICROCALORIMETER; MICROCALORIMETERS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; REAL-TIME DATA PROCESSING; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SIGNAL CHANNELS; SQUID MULTIPLEXER; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITIONS; SYSTEM BANDWIDTH; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; TIME-DIVISION SQUID MULTIPLEXING; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TRANSITION-EDGE SENSORS; UNIFORM ARRAY; X-RAY MICROCALORIMETER;

CALORIMETERS; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; NANOSENSORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTODEGRADATION; PIXELS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; SQUIDS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; X RAY CAMERAS;

MULTIPLEXING;

EID: 67650421136     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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