On Low-Energy Tail Distortions in the Detector Response Function of X-Ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometers

Published

November 21, 2019

Author(s)

Galen C. O'Neil, Paul Szypryt, Endre Takacs, Joseph N. Tan, Sean W. Buechele, Aung Naing, Young I. Joe, Daniel S. Swetz, Daniel R. Schmidt, William B. Doriese, Johnathon D. Gard, Carl D. Reintsema, Joel N. Ullom, John S. Villarrubia, Yuri Ralchenko

Abstract

We use narrow spectral lines from the X-ray spectra of various highly charged ions to measure low-energy tail-like deviations from a Gaussian response function in a microcalorimeter X-ray spectrometer with Au absorbers at energies from 650 to 3320 eV. We review the literature on low-energy tails in other microcalorimeter X-ray spectrometers and present a model that explains all the reviewed tail fraction measurements. In this model, a low-energy tail arises from the combination of electron escape and energy trapping associated with Bi X-ray absorbers.

Citation

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volume

199

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-019-02270-y

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Keywords

transition edge sensor, low-energy tail, point spread function microcalorimeter, JMONSEL

Citation

O'Neil, G. , Szypryt, P. , Takacs, E. , Tan, J. , Buechele, S. , Naing, A. , Joe, Y. , Swetz, D. , Schmidt, D. , Doriese, W. , Gard, J. , Reintsema, C. , Ullom, J. , Villarrubia, J. and Ralchenko, Y. (2019), On Low-Energy Tail Distortions in the Detector Response Function of X-Ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometers, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-019-02270-y (Accessed May 1, 2024)