Transition-edge sensor microcalorimeter arrays in compact geometries and large formats
experience local heating from bias power and x-ray hits that must be dissipated in the frame …

We develop superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter focal planes for
versatility in meeting the specifications of X-ray imaging spectrometers, including high count …

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

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 a large close-packed array of x-ray microcalorimeters, sufficient heat sinking is important
to minimize thermal crosstalk between pixels and to make the bath temperature of all the …

We are developing small-pixel transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters for solar physics
and astrophysics applications. These large format close-packed arrays are fabricated on …

We have developed superconducting calorimeters using transition edge sensors (TESs) for
industrial X-ray microanalysis. To obtain high count rate, high reliability, and high energy …

Pursuing the feasibility of a large array of transition-edge sensors for future astrophysical
missions, we have undertaken a study of multilayer readout wiring. It is composed of thin …

NIST is fabricating multi-pixel arrays of transition edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeter
detectors for use in microanalysis and X-ray astrophysics. We have developed both room …

We have made high-resolution X-ray microcalorimeters using superconducting MoAu
bilayers and Nb meander coils. The temperature sensor is a magnetic penetration …