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Demonstration of Athena X-IFU Compatible 40-Row Time-Division-Multiplexed Readout

March 19, 2019
Author(s)
Malcolm S. Durkin, Joseph S. Adams, Simon R. Bandler, James A. Chervenak, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Carl S. Dawson, Edward V. Denison, William B. Doriese, Shannon M. Duff, F. M. Finkbeiner, C. T. FitzGerald, Joseph W. Fowler, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Young I. Joe, R. L. Kelley, Caroline A. Kilbourne, A. R. Miniussi, Kelsey M. Morgan, Galen C. O'Neil, Christine G. Pappas, F. S. Porter, Carl D. Reintsema, David A. Rudman, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen J. Smith, Robert W. Stevens, Daniel S. Swetz, Paul Szypryt, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale, N. Wakeham, Joel C. Weber, B. A. Young
Time-division multiplexing (TDM) is the backup readout technology for the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), a 3168-pixel X-ray transition-edge sensor (TES) array that will provide imaging spectroscopy for european space agency's Athena satellite mission

Optimization of Time-and Code-Division-Multiplexed Readout for Athena X-IFU

March 18, 2019
Author(s)
William B. Doriese, Simon R. Bandler, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Carl S. Dawson, Edward V. Denison, Shannon M. Duff, Malcolm S. Durkin, C. T. FitzGerald, Joseph W. Fowler, Johnathon D. Gard, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Young I. Joe, Kelsey M. Morgan, Galen C. O'Neil, Christine G. Pappas, Carl D. Reintsema, David A. Rudman, Stephen J. Smith, Robert W. Stevens, Daniel S. Swetz, Paul Szypryt, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Joel C. Weber, B. A. Young
Readout of a large, spacecraft-based array of superconducting transition-edge sensors (TESs) requires careful management of the layout area and power dissipation of the cryogenic-circuit components. We present three optimizations of our time- (TDM) and

Active Radiometric Calorimeter for Absolute Radioactive Source Calibration

March 2, 2005
Author(s)
Kurt E. Stump, Larry DeWerd, David A. Rudman, Susan A. Schima
This report describes the design and initial noise 'oor measurements of a radiometric calorimeter designed to measure therapeutic medical radioactive sources. The instrument demonstrates a noise 'oor of approximately 2 nW. This low noise 'oor is achieved

Time-Division SQUID Multiplexers

February 1, 2002
Author(s)
Kent D. Irwin, Leila R. Vale, Norman F. Bergren, Steven Deiker, Erich N. Grossman, Gene C. Hilton, John M. Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, Carl D. Reintsema, David A. Rudman, Martin Huber
SQUID multiplexers (MUX) make is possible to build arrays of thousands of low-temperature bolometers and microcalorimeters based on superconducting transition-edge sensors (TES) with a manageable number of readout channels. We discuss the technical

TES Detector Noise Limited Readout Using SQUID Multiplexers

January 1, 2002
Author(s)
Johannes G. Staguhn, C. A. Allen, D. J. Benford, James A. Chervenak, M. M. Freund, S. A. Khan, A. S. Kutyrev, S. H. Mosely, Rick A. Shafer, Steven Deiker, Erich N. Grossman, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, John M. Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, David A. Rudman, David A. Wollman
The availability of superconducting Transition Edge Sensors (TES) with large numbers of individual detector pixels requires multiplexers for efficient readout. The usage of multiplexers limits the number of wires needed between the cryogenic electronics

Progress Towards Arrays of Microcalorimeter X-ray Detectors

September 1, 2001
Author(s)
Sae Woo Nam, David A. Wollman, Dale Newbury, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Steven Deiker, Norman F. Bergren, John M. Martinis
The high performance of single-pixel microcalorimeter EDS (υcal EDS) has been shown to be very useful for a variety of microanalysis cases. The primary advantage of υcal EDS over conventional EDS is that factor of 25 improvement in energy resolution (3 eV

Low Voltage Microanalysis using Microcalorimeter EDS

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
David A. Wollman, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Norman F. Bergren, Steven Deiker, John M. Martinis, Martin Huber, Dale Newbury
We present the current performance of the prototype high-resolution microcalorimeter energy-dispersive spectrometer (υcal EDS) developed at NIST for x-ray microanalysis. In particular, the low-energy υcal EDS designed for operation in the energy range from

A Mo-Cu Superconducting Transition-Edge Microcalorimeter with 4.5 eV Energy Resolution at 6 keV

December 31, 2000
Author(s)
Kent D. Irwin, Gene C. Hilton, John M. Martinis, Steven Deiker, Norman F. Bergren, Sae Woo Nam, David A. Rudman, David A. Wollman
We describe a superconducting transition-edge microcalorimeter with an energy resolution of 4.5 1 0.1 eV full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) for Mn Kα X-rays from an 55Fe source. The thermometer consists of a photolithographically patterned Mo-Cu

Superconducting Transition-Edge-Microcalorimeter X-ray Spectrometer with 2 eV Energy Resolution at 1.5 keV

December 31, 2000
Author(s)
David A. Wollman, Sae Woo Nam, Dale Newbury, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Norman F. Bergren, Steven Deiker, David A. Rudman, John M. Martinis
We describe the operation and performance of a prototype microcalorimeter ?energy-dispersive? (nondispersive) x-ray spectrometer (mcal EDS) developed at NIST for use in x-ray microanalysis and x-ray astronomy. The low-energy microcalorimeter detector

Microcalorimeter Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer for Low Voltage Microanalysis

November 1, 2000
Author(s)
David A. Wollman, John M. Martinis, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Norman F. Bergren, Steven Deiker, Martin Huber, Dale Newbury
Improved x-ray detector technology continues to be a critical metrological need in the semiconductor industry for contaminant particle analysis 1,2 and for high-spatial-resolution x-ray microanalysis using low-beam-voltage field-emission scanning electron

Microcalorimeter EDS: Benefits and Drawbacks

August 1, 2000
Author(s)
David A. Wollman, Dale Newbury, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Steven Deiker, Norman F. Bergren, John M. Martinis
The commercial introduction of high-count-rate, near-room-temperature silicon drift detectors (presently available) and high-energy-resolution cryogenic microcalorimeters (forthcoming) is an exciting development in x-ray microanalysis, in which detector

Microcalorimeter Energy-Dispersive Spectrometry Using a Low Voltage Scanning Electron Microscope

July 1, 2000
Author(s)
David A. Wollman, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Norman F. Bergren, David A. Rudman, John M. Martinis, Dale Newbury
We describe the current performance of the prototype microcalorimeter energy-dispersive spectrometer (5cal EDS) developed at NIST for X-ray microanalysis. We show that the low-energy 5cal EDS, designed for operation in the energy range 0.2-2 keV, offers

The Approaching Revolution in X-Ray Microanalysis: The Microcalorimeter Energy Dispersive Spectrometer

June 1, 2000
Author(s)
Dale E. Newbury, David A. Wollman, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Norman F. Bergren, David A. Rudman, John M. Martinis
We have developed a high-resolution energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer (EDS) based on cryogenic microcalorimeter x-ray detectors for use in x-ray microanalysis. With an energy resolution of 3 eV at 1.5 keV, count rate of {approximately} 500 s -1, and an

Far-Infrared Transmittance and Reflectance of YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-x Films on Si Substrates

December 31, 1999
Author(s)
A. R. Kumar, Nien F. Zhang, V. A. Boychev, D. B. Tanner, Leila R. Vale, David A. Rudman
The transmittance and reflectance of superconductive YBa 2Cu 3O 7-γ (YBCO) thin films deposited on Si substrates have been measured in the far-infrared frequency region from 10 to 100 cmu-1^ (wavelength from 1000 to 100 micro υ) at temperatures between 10

Interactions Between Bicrystal Josephson Junctions in a Multilayer Structure

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
H. Q. Li, Ronald H. Ono, Leila R. Vale, David A. Rudman, Sy-Hwang Liou
We have fabricated and studied a variety of devices based on stacked Yba 2Cu 3O x bicrystal Josephson junctions in a multilayer structure. The proximity of the junctions in the two layers produces a large number of effects based on interactions between the

Passivation, Transition Width, and Noise for YBCO Bolometers on Silicon

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
Donald G. McDonald, Robert J. Phelan, Leila R. Vale, Ronald H. Ono, David A. Rudman
We are developing Yba 2Cu 3O 7-x (YBCO) thermometers for large area bolometers that include a heater for calibration by the electrical substitution of power. Because YBCO on buffered Si is under mechanical stress and must be very thin to avoid cracking, we