X-ray detector using superconducting aluminum tunnel junctions

William C. Barber; Roger W. Bland; Jerry W. Carpenter; Robert T. Johnson; Kenneth E. Laws; James M. Lockhart; Julie S. Lee; Robert M. Watson; Simon E. Labov; Charles E. Cunningham; Mark A. LeGros; Carl A. Mears; George W. Morris; Eric H. Silver

doi:10.1117/12.130695

8 October 1992 X-ray detector using superconducting aluminum tunnel junctions

William C. Barber, Roger W. Bland, Jerry W. Carpenter, Robert T. Johnson, Kenneth E. Laws, James M. Lockhart, Julie S. Lee, Robert M. Watson, Simon E. Labov, Charles E. Cunningham, Mark A. LeGros, Carl A. Mears, George W. Morris, Eric H. Silver

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Proceedings Volume 1743, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130695
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We report on tests of a prototype detector for 6-keV X-rays, using series arrays of tunnel junctions. Tests with higher-energy particles indicate an energy resolution of 4 keV, at 0.3 K and with a warm pre-amp. At lower temperatures and with a cooled FET, the resolution should approach 100 eV.

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William C. Barber, Roger W. Bland, Jerry W. Carpenter, Robert T. Johnson, Kenneth E. Laws, James M. Lockhart, Julie S. Lee, Robert M. Watson, Simon E. Labov, Charles E. Cunningham, Mark A. LeGros, Carl A. Mears, George W. Morris, and Eric H. Silver "X-ray detector using superconducting aluminum tunnel junctions", Proc. SPIE 1743, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy III, (8 October 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130695

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