Extended line spread function of TES microcalorimeters with Au/Bi absorbers

ME Eckart, JS Adams, SR Bandler… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microcalorimeters have the potential to provide line shapes well described by a single
Gaussian broadening term of few-eV width. This attribute makes the detectors especially …

Performance and uniformity of a kilo-pixel array of Ti/Au transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters

E Taralli, M D'Andrea, L Gottardi… - Review of Scientific …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Uniform large transition-edge sensor (TES) arrays are fundamental for the next generation of
x-ray space observatories. These arrays are required to achieve an energy resolution ΔE< 3 …

Ti/Au TES 32× 32 pixel array: uniformity, thermal crosstalk and performance at different X-ray energies

E Taralli, M D'Andrea, L Gottardi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large format arrays of transition edge sensor (TES) are crucial for the next generation of X-
ray space observatories. Such arrays are required to achieve an energy resolution of ΔE<; 3 …

Fabrication of x-ray microcalorimeter focal planes composed of two distinct pixel types

EJ Wassell, JS Adams, SR Bandler… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We develop superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter focal planes for
versatility in meeting the specifications of X-ray imaging spectrometers, including high count …

Uniformity of kilo-pixel arrays of transition-edge sensors for x-ray astronomy

SJ Smith, JS Adams, SR Bandler… - IEEE Transactions …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We are developing kilo-pixel arrays of transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters for
use in future laboratory and space based X-ray astrophysics experiments. These arrays are …

TES-Based X-ray Microcalorimeter Performances Under AC Bias and FDM for Athena

H Akamatsu, L Gottardi, CP de Vries, JS Adams… - Journal of Low …, 2016 - Springer
Athena is a European X-ray observatory, scheduled for launch in ∼∼ 2028. Athena will
employ a high-resolution imaging spectrometer called X-ray integral field unit (X-IFU) …

Kilopixel X-ray microcalorimeter arrays for astrophysics: Device performance and uniformity

ME Eckart, JS Adams, CN Bailey, SR Bandler… - Journal of Low …, 2012 - Springer
We are developing kilopixel arrays of TES microcalorimeters to enable high-resolution x-ray
imaging spectrometers for future x-ray observatories and laboratory astrophysics …

Demonstration of a Full-Scale Brassboard TES Microcalorimeter Array for the Athena X-IFU

K Sakai, SV Hull, JS Adams, SR Bandler… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have characterized a full-scale transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter array as a
milestone towards the demonstration of technology readiness level (TRL) 5 for the detector …

Performance of an X-ray Microcalorimeter with a 240 μm Absorber and a 50 μm TES Bilayer

AR Miniussi, JS Adams, SR Bandler… - Journal of Low …, 2018 - Springer
Superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters are being developed for a
variety of potential astrophysics missions, including Athena. The X-ray integral field unit …

A study of X-ray response of the TES X-ray microcalorimeter for STEM

H Muramatsu, T Hayashi, K Maehisa… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
TES microcalorimeters show a nonlinear pulse-height-to-energy relation, reflecting their
nonlinear resistance-to-temperature relation on the transition edge. In some of TES …