Dr. Norman W. Madden Profile

Dr. Norman W. Madden

at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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Publications (20)

Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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Pre-flight calibration of the prototype Nuclear Compton Telescope

Jason Bowen, Mark Bandstra, Steven Boggs, Wayne Coburn, Cornelia Wunderer, Robert Lin, Mark Amman, Paul Luke, Morgan Burks, William Craig, Norman Madden, David Smith, Peter von Ballmoos, Pierre Jean

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626625 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672252

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Monte Carlo methods, Germanium, Telescopes, Prototyping, Cesium, Gamma radiation, Spectral resolution, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2005 Paper

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A prototype experiment for cooperative monitoring of nuclear reactors with cubic meter scale antineutrino detectors

A. Bernstein, M. Allen, N. Bowden, J. Brennan, D. Carr, J. Estrada, C. Hagmann, J. Lund, N. Madden, C. Winant

Proceedings Volume 5923, 592301 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.624965

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Plutonium, Prototyping, Scintillators, Liquids, Uranium, Calibration, Muons, Data acquisition, Hydrogen

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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First results from the balloon flight of the NCT prototype

Wayne Coburn, Steven Boggs, Jason Bowen, Mark Bandstra, Mark Amman, Morgan Burks, William Craig, Pierre Jean, Robert Lin, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, David Smith, Peter von Ballmoos

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589802 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615876

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Prototyping, Electronics, Polarization, Telescopes, Analog electronics, Imaging spectroscopy, Calibration, Space telescopes, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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Preliminary laboratory performance of the NCT prototype flight electronics

Wayne Coburn, Steven Boggs, Julia Kregenow, Jason Bowen, Mark Amman, Morgan Burkes, William Craig, Pierre Jean, Robert Lin, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, David Smith, Peter von Ballmoos, Klaus Ziock

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506037

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electronics, Prototyping, Telescopes, Germanium, Polarization, Spectral resolution, Calibration, Imaging spectroscopy, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Modeling the energy thermalization of x-ray photons in a microcalorimeter with superconducting absorber

Emanuele Perinati, Marco Barbera, Alfonso Collura, Salvatore Serio, Eric Silver, Jeffrey Beeman, Eugene Haller, Don Landis, Norman Madden

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461559

KEYWORDS: Quasiparticles, Phonons, Photons, Spectral resolution, Sensors, Superconductors, X-rays, Absorption, Tin, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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B-MINE, the balloon-borne microcalorimeter nuclear line explorer

Eric Silver, Herbert Schnopper, Christine Jones, William Forman, Simon Bandler, Stephen Murray, Suzanne Romaine, Patrick Slane, Jonathan Grindlay, Norman Madden, Jeffrey Beeman, Eugene Haller, David Smith, Marco Barbera, Alfonso Collura, Finn Christensen, Brian Ramsey, Stanford Woosley, Roland Diehl, Gregory Tucker, Juan Fabregat, Victor Reglero, Alvaro Gimenez

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461410

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Calcium, Sensors, Data acquisition, Spectral resolution, Multilayers, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Astrophysics, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Upcoming balloon flight of the nuclear Compton telescope

Steven Boggs, Mark Amman, Pierre Jean, Susan Amrose, Wayne Coburn, Robert Lin, David Smith, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, Morgan Burks, Ethan Hull, Peter von Ballmoos, William Craig, Klaus Ziock

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461144

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Polarization, Germanium, Gamma radiation, Optical instrument design, Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 10 January 2003 Paper

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3D positioning germanium detectors for gamma-ray astronomy

Wayne Coburn, Susan Amrose, Steven Boggs, Robert Lin, Mark Amman, Morgan Burks, Ethan Hull, Paul Luke, Norman Madden

Proceedings Volume 4784, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450828

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Germanium, Electrodes, Spectral resolution, Monte Carlo methods, Prototyping, Electronics, Telescopes, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2001 Paper

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Germanium orthogonal strip detector system for gamma-ray imaging

Ethan Hull, Morgan Burks, Chris Cork, William Craig, Del Eckels, Lorenzo Fabris, Anthony Lavietes, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, Richard Pehl, Klaus Ziock

Proceedings Volume 4507, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450750

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Germanium, Electronics, Imaging systems, Gamma radiation, Gamma ray imaging, Photons, Signal processing, Signal detection, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Cyclone Hard X-Ray Observatory

Steven Boggs, Robert Lin, Brian Dennis, Norman Madden, Peter von Ballmoos, Knud Thomsen, Gordon Hurford, Kevin Hurley, David Smith, Pierre Jean, Juergen Knoedlseder, Robyn Millan

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409159

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Sensors, Hard x-rays, Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution, Space operations, Observatories, Electronics, Imaging spectroscopy, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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NTD germanium-based microcalorimeters for hard x-ray spectroscopy

Eric Silver, Simon Bandler, Herbert Schnopper, Stephen Murray, Marco Barbera, Norman Madden, Don Landis, Jeffrey Beeman, Eugene Haller

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409135

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Tin, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Germanium, Calcium, Astrophysics, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Toward a 2-eV microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer for Constellation-X

Caroline Stahle, Simon Bandler, Troy Barbee, Jeffrey Beeman, Regis Brekosky, Blas Cabrera, Mark Cunningham, Steven Deiker, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Matthias Frank, Keith Gendreau, Eugene Haller, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Richard Kelley, Simon Labov, Mary Li, Norman Madden, John Martinis, Dan McCammon, Sae Woo Nam, Frederick Porter, Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tucker, Arthur Walker, D. Wollman

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366490

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Silicon, Superconductors, Germanium, Semiconductors, Interference (communication), Phonons, Quasiparticles

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Proceedings Article | 2 November 1998 Paper

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High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) Small Explorer mission for the next (2000) solar maximum

Robert Lin, Gordon Hurford, Norman Madden, Brian Dennis, Carol Crannell, Gordon Holman, Reuven Ramaty, Tycho von Rosenvinge, Alex Zehnder, H. Frank van Beek, Patricia Bornmann, Richard Canfield, A. Gordon Emslie, Hugh Hudson, Arnold Benz, John Brown, Shinzo Enome, Takeo Kosugi, Nicole Vilmer, David Smith, Jim McTiernan, Isabel Hawkins, Said Slassi-Sennou, Andre Csillaghy, George Fisher, Chris Johns-Krull, Richard Schwartz, Larry Orwig, Dominic Zarro, Ed Schmahl, Markus Aschwanden, Peter Harvey, David Curtis, David Pankow, David Clark, Robert Boyle, Reinhold Henneck, Akilo Michedlishvili, Knud Thomsen, Jeff Preble, Frank Snow

Proceedings Volume 3442, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330245

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Imaging spectroscopy, Solar energy, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Space operations, Sensors, Hard x-rays, Ions, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 1996 Paper

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High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI)

Brian Dennis, Robert Lin, Richard Canfield, Carol Crannell, A. Gordon Emslie, Gordon Holman, Hugh Hudson, Gordon Hurford, James Ling, Norman Madden, Reuven Ramaty

Proceedings Volume 2804, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259716

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Imaging spectroscopy, Gamma radiation, Hard x-rays, Germanium, Solar energy, Ions, Electrons, X-rays, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

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Laboratory tests and simulations of pulse shape discrimination (PSD) technique for background reduction in germanium gamma-ray detectors

Said Slassi-Sennou, Steven Boggs, Bryon Philhour, Robert Campbell, Paul Feffer, Robert Lin, Steven McBride, Henry Primbsch, Chris Cork, Fred Goulding, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, Don Malone, Richard Pehl

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.254020

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Germanium, Gamma radiation, Shape analysis, Electronics, Signal detection, Spectrometers, Atmospheric particles, Monte Carlo methods, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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High-resolution gamma-ray and hard x-ray spectrometer for long-duration balloon flights

Michael Pelling, Paul Feffer, Kevin Hurley, Sharad Kane, Robert Lin, Steven McBride, J. Primbsch, David Smith, K. Youseffi, G. Zimmer, F. Cotin, J. Lavigne, G. Rouaix, Said Slassi-Sennou, Gilbert Vedrenne, Richard Pehl, Chris Cork, Paul Luke, Norman Madden, Don Malone

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130701

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Solar processes, Germanium, Signal detection, Hard x-rays, Spectroscopy, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Feasibility of KTa1-xNbxO3 as a dielectric or pyroelectric microcalorimeter

Timothy Pfafman, Eric Silver, Simon Labov, Jeffrey Beeman, Fred Goulding, Don Landis, Norman Madden

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130698

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Dielectric polarization, X-ray astronomy, Light emitting diodes, Capacitance, Temperature metrology, X-rays, Sensors, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Superconducting tunnel-junction x-ray detectors with niobium absorbers and aluminum quasi-particle traps

Simon Labov, Carl Mears, George Morris, Charles Cunningham, Mark LeGros, Eric Silver, Andrew Barfknecht, Norman Madden, Don Landis, Fred Goulding, Roger Bland, Kenneth Laws

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130694

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, X-rays, Quasiparticles, Niobium, Sensors, X-ray astronomy, Superconductors, X-ray detectors, Resistance, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

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X-ray microcalorimeters with germanium-resistance thermometers

Simon Labov, Eric Silver, Timothy Pfafman, Yolanda Wai, Jeffrey Beeman, Fred Goulding, Don Landis, Norman Madden, Eugene Haller

Proceedings Volume 1344, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23257

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Germanium, Sensors, Gold, Niobium, X-ray detectors, Resistance, Superconductors, Absorption, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

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Test results of a prototype dielectric microcalorimeter

Timothy Pfafman, Eric Silver, Simon Labov, Jeffrey Beeman, Fred Goulding, William Hansen, Don Landis, Norman Madden

Proceedings Volume 1344, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23258

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Particles, Temperature metrology, Sensors, X-ray astronomy, X-rays, Capacitance, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation, Signal detection

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