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Search Publications by: W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese (Fed)

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Optimization of the TES-bias circuit for a multiplexed microcalorimeter array

January 27, 2012
Author(s)
William B. Doriese, Bradley K. Alpert, Joseph W. Fowler, Gene C. Hilton, Alex S. Hojem, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Greg Stiehl, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale
In the detector-bias circuit of a transition-edge-sensor (TES) microcalorimeter, the TES-shunt resistor (Rsh) and the thermal conductance to the cryogenic bath (G) are often considered to be interchangeable knobs with which to control detector speed

Optimization and analysis of code-division multiplexed TES microcalorimeters

January 20, 2012
Author(s)
Joseph W. Fowler, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Daniel R. Schmidt, Greg Stiehl, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale
We are developing code-division multiplexing (CDM) readout systems for TES arrays for good scalability to large multiplexing factors. We report high energy resolution x-ray measurements made through four-channel CDM that employ a flux-summing architecture

Predicted Energy Resolution of a Running-Sum Algorithm for Microcalorimeters

December 1, 2011
Author(s)
Bradley K. Alpert, William B. Doriese, Joseph W. Fowler, Joel N. Ullom
The energy resolution of a high-pulse-rate filtering algorithm recently introduced by Hui Tan et al., based on running sums of TES microcalorimeter output streams, is predicted from average pulse shape and noise autocovariance. We compare with empirical

Code-division SQUID multiplexing

April 23, 2010
Author(s)
Michael D. Niemack, Kent D. Irwin, Joern Beyer, Hsiao-Mei Cho, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale
Multiplexed superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) readout systems are a critical technology for measuring large arrays of superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) detectors. Current successful SQUID multiplexing architectures are

Superconductor Science and Technology

February 22, 2010
Author(s)
Kent D. Irwin, Michael D. Niemack, Joern Beyer, Hsiao-Mei Cho, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Carl D. Reintsema, Daniel R. Schmidt, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale
Multiplexed superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) amplifiers have recently enabled the deployment of kilopixel arrays of superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) detectors on a variety of receivers for astrophysics. Existing multiplexing

Electronics for a Next-Generation SQUID-Based Time-Domain Multiplexing System

December 16, 2009
Author(s)
Carl D. Reintsema, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Joseph S. Adams, Robert Baker, Simon R. Bandler, William B. Doriese, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Richard L. Kelly, Caroline A. Kilbourne, F. S. Porter, Jeff Krinsky, Patrick Wikus
A decade has elapsed since the design, development and realization of a SQUID-based time-division multiplexer at NIST. During this time the system has been used extensively for low-temperature-detector-array measurements. Concurrently, there have been

Optimal filtering, record length, and count rate in transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeters

December 16, 2009
Author(s)
William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Francis J. Schima, Joel N. Ullom, Joseph S. Adams, Caroline A. Kilbourne
In typical algorithms for optimally filtering transition-edge-sensor-microcalorimeter pulses, the average value of a filtered pulse is set to zero. The achieved energy resolution of the detector then depends strongly on the chosen length of the pulse

Improved Isotopic Analysis With a Large Array of Gamma-Ray Microcalorimeters

June 30, 2009
Author(s)
Nikhil Jethava, Joel N. Ullom, Douglas A. Bennett, William B. Doriese, James A. Beall, Gene C. Hilton, Robert D. Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, Eric Sassi, Leila R. Vale, Minesh K. Bacrania, Andrew Hoover, P. J. Karpius, Michael W. Rabin, Clifford R. Rudy, Duc T. Vo
We present results from the largest array of gamma-ray microcalorimeters operated to date. The microcalorimeters consist of Mo/Cu transition-edge sensors with attached Sn absorbers. The detector array contains 66 pixels each with an active area 2.25 mm 2

Improved Isotopic Analysis with a Large Array of Gamma-ray Microcalorimeters

June 30, 2009
Author(s)
Nikhil Jethava, Joel N. Ullom, Douglas A. Bennett, William B. Doriese, James A. Beall, Gene C. Hilton, Robert D. Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, Eric Sassi
We present results from the largest array of gamma-ray microcalorimeters operated to date. The microcalorimeters consist of Mo/Cu transition-edge sensors with attached Sn absorbers. The detector array contains 66 pixels each with an active area 2.25 mm2

Making Kilopixel X-Ray Microcalorimeter Arrays a Reality

February 9, 2009
Author(s)
William B. Doriese, Megan E. Eckart
To enable unprecedented imaging X-ray spectroscopy, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are developing arrays of high-resolution microcalorimeters and their readout.

An Optical System for Body Imaging from a Distance Using near-TeraHertz Frequencies

January 26, 2008
Author(s)
William Duncan, Robert E. Schwall, Kent D. Irwin, James A. Beall, Carl D. Reintsema, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Brian Estey, Goutam Chattopadhyay, Peter Ade, Carole Tucker
We present the outline of the optical design of a TeraHertz (THz) imager for the detection of shrapnel-loaded improvised explosive devices (IED''s) at ''stand-off'' distances of 14 - 26 meters. The system will use 4 antenna-coupled TES detector arrays of

A TDMA Hybrid SQUID Multiplexer

January 25, 2008
Author(s)
Carl D. Reintsema, James A. Beall, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Dan Schmidt, Joel Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu
We have developed a multiplexed read-out for transition edge sensors based on a hybrid time- and frequency-domain basis set, similar to that used in time-division multiple-access (TDMA) mobile phones. The hybrid basis set uses bandwidth more efficiently

Large array of multiplexed gamma-ray microcalorimeters for nuclear-materials analysis

January 24, 2008
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Rob Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, John Mates, Carl D. Reintsema, Dan Schmidt, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu, Barry L. Zink, Michael W. Rabin, Minesh K. Bacrania, Stephen Lamont, Andrew Hoover, Clifford R. Rudy, Duc Vo, C. K. Stahle, Kevin R. Boyce, Larry E. Brown, Jonathan M. King, F. S. Porter
We are developing a gamma-ray spectrometer for the analysis of nuclear materials based on an array of superconducting transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeters. The instrument includes eight columns of time-division-SQUID multiplexing circuitry capable of

Multiplexed microcalorimeter arrays for precision measurements from microwave to gamma-ray wavelengths

August 21, 2007
Author(s)
Joel Ullom, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, James A. Beall, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Rob Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, Terrence J. Jach, John Mates, Nathan A. Tomlin, Galen O'Neil, Carl D. Reintsema, Nicholas Ritchie, Dan Schmidt, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu, Barry L. Zink, Andrew Hoover, Clifford R. Rudy, Derek Tournear, Duc Vo, Michael W. Rabin
Cryogenic microcalorimeters are a promising technology for ultrasensitive measurements of electromagnetic radiation from microwave to gamma-ray wavelengths. Cryogenic microcalorimeters derive their exquisite sensitivity from the minimal thermal noise at

A 14-pixel, multiplexed array of gamma-ray microcalorimeters with 47 eV energy resolution at 103 keV

May 9, 2007
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Rob Horansky, Kent D. Irwin, John Mates, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu, Barry L. Zink, Andrew Hoover, Michael W. Rabin, Clifford R. Rudy, Duc Vo
We present a prototype for a high-energy-resolution, high-count-rate, gamma-ray spectrometer intended for nuclear forensics and international nuclear safeguards. The prototype spectrometer is an array of 14 transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeters with an

Demonstration and modeling of an array-compatible TES microcalorimeter gamma-ray detector with 42 eV energy resolution at 103 keV

September 20, 2006
Author(s)
Barry L. Zink, Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, Kent D. Irwin, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Rob Horansky, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale
We describe a microcalorimeter gamma-ray detector with measured energy resolution of 42 eV full width at half maximum for 103 keV photons. This detector consists of a thermally isolated superconducting transition-edge thermometer and a superconducting bulk

Optimization of Transition-Edge Calorimeter Performance

April 15, 2006
Author(s)
Joel N. Ullom, James A. Beall, William B. Doriese, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Galen C. O'Neil, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale, Barry L. Zink
Calorimeters that exploit the superconducting-to-normal transition are used to detect individual photons from near-infrared to γ-ray wavelengths. Across this wide range, absorption efficiency, speed, and energy resolution are key performance parameters

Microwave SQUID multiplexers for low-temperature detectors

January 10, 2006
Author(s)
Kent D. Irwin, James A. Beall, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, William Duncan, Gene C. Hilton, John Mates, Carl D. Reintsema, Dan Schmidt, Joel Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Barry L. Zink, Konrad Lehnert
We report on the development of a SQUID multiplexer operated at microwave frequencies. This multiplexer can accommodate any detector that can be read out with SQUIDs, including transition-edge sensors, magnetic calorimeters, and superconductor-insulator

Toward kilopixel arrays: 3.8 eV microcalorimeter resolution in 8-channel SQUIDmultiplexer

January 10, 2006
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, James A. Beall, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Joel Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu
Over the past several years, NIST has developed a SQUID time-division multiplexer (TDM) to read out large arrays of transition-edge sensors (TESs). The NIST TDM architecture has been successful in a number of submillimeterand millimeter-wave applications

Fabrication of Prototype Imaging Arrays for SCUBA-2

January 4, 2006
Author(s)
Gene C. Hilton, James A. Beall, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Joel Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu, Barry L. Zink, William Parkes, Andrew S. Bunting, Camilla Dunare, Alan Gundlach, T. Stevenson, Anthony Walton, Eric Schulte, Elizabeth Corrales, Joseph P. Sienicki, Dan Bintley, Peter Ade, Rashmi Sudiwala, Adam L. Woodcraft, Mark Halpern, Wayne Holland, Damian Audley, Michael MacIntosh
Prototype imaging sub-arrays for SCUBA-2 (the Sub-millimeter Common-User Bolometer Array) have been fabricated and tested. The pixel count (1280) of these wafer-scale imagers are significantly larger than any other low-temperature detectors produced to

Optimized Transition-Edge X-ray Microcalorimeter with 2.4 eV Energy Resolution at 5.9 keV

November 1, 2005
Author(s)
Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale
We present measurements from a series of transition- edge x-ray microcalorimeters designed for optimal energy resolution. We used the geometry of the sensors to control their heat capacity and employed additional normal metal features and a perpendicular

Time-division multiplexing of high-resolution TES X-ray microcalotimeters: Four pixels and beyond

November 15, 2004
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, James A. Beall, Steven Deiker, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Joel Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu
We present experimental results from a four-pixel array of transition-edge-sensor, x-ray microcalorimeters read out through a single amplifier channel via a time-division superconducting quantum interference device multiplexer. We map the dependence of the

Superconducting transition edge sensor using dilute AlMn alloys

July 6, 2004
Author(s)
Steven Deiker, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, William H. Rippard, Joel N. Ullom, Leila R. Vale, Steve T. Ruggiero, Anthony Williams, B. Young
We have fabricated a bolometer using a transition-edge sensor (TES) made of Al doped with Mn to suppress the superconducting critical temperature !Tc" of Al from #1 K to #100 mK. The resulting detector exhibits low-frequency noise consistent with theory

Characterization and Reduction of Unexplained Noise in Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors

May 7, 2004
Author(s)
Joel N. Ullom, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, James A. Beall, Steven Deiker, William Duncan, S. L. Ferreira, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale
The noise in superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors (TESs) commonly exceeds simple theoretical predictions. The reason for this discrepancy is presently unexplained. We have measured the amplitude and frequency dependence of the noise in TES sensors with

Robust infrared filters for x-ray spectroscopy

March 11, 2004
Author(s)
Nathan A. Tomlin, Joel Ullom, James A. Beall, Gene C. Hilton, Steven Deiker, W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Kent D. Irwin, Carl D. Reintsema, Leila R. Vale, Yizi Xu
One challenge to using cryogenic detectors for x-ray spectroscopy on a scanning electron microscope is the implementation of infrared blocking filters. In order to achieve high x-ray transmission, these filters can be as thin as 250 nm and consequently are