NASA's Constellation-X (Con-X) mission is a driver for advancing low-temperature detector
technologies, requiring 1000-pixel two-dimensional arrays with> 95% filling fraction and …

We have been developing x-ray microcalorimeters for the Constellation-X mission. Devices
based on superconducting transition-edge sensors (TES) have demonstrated the potential …

We present experimental results and designs of large‐absorber transition‐edge‐sensor
(TES) X‐ray microcalorimeters. Much of our effort has focused on developing close‐packed …

We report on the development of multi-absorber transition-edge sensors (TESs), referred to
as 'hydras'. A hydra consists of multiple X-ray absorbers each with a different thermal …

The development of an array of voltage biased superconducting transition edge
microcalorimeters is described. This work is directed to an application in future X-ray …

Superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters have demonstrated the
Constellation-X requirements for spectral resolution, speed, and pixel size in a close-packed …

We are developing transition edge sensor (TES) mirocalorimeters with large area (0.72 mm^
2 2) absorbers to study the keV diffuse X-ray background. The goal is to develop a 2 cm^ 2 2 …

Arrays of superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters are attractive for
some X-ray experiments where the combination of higher collection efficiency than crystal …

In this paper, we report on X-ray transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters optimized
to have the best possible energy resolution for a limited energy range for the incoming X …

We present measurements of high fill-factor arrays of superconducting transition-edge x-ray
microcalorimeters designed to provide rapid thermalization of the x-ray energy. We …