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First Astronomical Application of a Cryogenic Transition Edge Sensor Spectrophotometer

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Author(s)

R. W. Romani, Aaron J. Miller, B. Cabrera, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Sae Woo Nam

Abstract

We report on the first astronomical observations with a photon-counting pixel detector that provides arrival time ((delta)R, less then or equal to} 0.15 eV) resolved measurements from the near-IR through the near UV. Our test Observations were performed by coupling this transition edge sensor device to a 0.6 m telescope; we have obtained the first simultaneous optical near-IR phase-resolved spectra of the Crab pulsar. A varying infrared turnover gives evidence of self-absorption in the pulsar plasma. The potential of such detectors in imaging arrays from a space platform is briefly described.
Citation
Astrophysical Journal
Volume
521
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

crab pulsar, optical near-IR phase-resolved spectra, spectrophotometer, transition edge sensor (TES)

Citation

Romani, R. , Miller, A. , Cabrera, B. , Figueroa-Feliciano, E. and Nam, S. (1999), First Astronomical Application of a Cryogenic Transition Edge Sensor Spectrophotometer, Astrophysical Journal (Accessed March 14, 2025)

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Created December 30, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021