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Quantum Sensors Division Publications (2009 - 2005)

2004 - 2000 publications | 2014 - 2010 publications2019 - 2015 publications | 2023 - 2020 publications

Prototype Thermal Design for a 256 Pixel Transition Edge Sensor Bolometer Array with Additional on-chip Cooling
DECEMBER 16, 2009
AUTHOR(S): GALEN C. O'NEIL, JOEL N. ULLOM, PETER J. LOWELL
Conference Title: Low Temperature Detectors 13

Progress Toward Corrugated Feed Horn Arrays in Silicon
DECEMBER 16, 2009
AUTHOR(S): JOSEPH W. BRITTON, KI W. YOON, JAMES A. BEALL, DANIEL T. BECKER, HSIAO-MEI CHO, GENE C. HILTON, MICHAEL D. NIEMACK, KENT D. IRWIN
Conference Title: Low Temperature Devices 13

Optimal filtering, record length, and count rate in transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeter
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
Citation: AIP Conference Proceedings

Electronics for a Next-Generation SQUID-Based Time-Domain Multiplexing Syste
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
Citation: AIP Conference Proceedings

Two-Body Models for Analyzing Complex Impedance
JULY 24, 2009
AUTHOR(S): DOUGLAS A. BENNETT, ROBERT D. HORANSKY, JOEL N. ULLOM
Citation: AIP Conference Proceedings

Device for Measuring Heat Capacities of Microcalorimeter Absorber Materials
JULY 24, 2009
AUTHOR(S): VINCENT Y. KOTSUBO
Conference Title: Low Temperature Detectors 13

Anomalous thermal behavior in microcalorimeter gamma-ray detectors
JULY 20, 2009
AUTHOR(S): ROBERT D. HORANSKY, JAMES A. BEALL, KENT D. IRWIN, JOEL N. ULLOM
Citation: AIP Conference Proceedings

Shannon Limits for Low-Temperature Detector Readout
JULY 20, 2009
AUTHOR(S): KENT D. IRWIN
Citation: AIP Conference Proceedings

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
Citation: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

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
Citation: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Time-of-flight mass spectrometry with latching Nb meander detectors
JUNE 1, 2009
AUTHOR(S): BRIAN ESTEY, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, DANIEL R. SCHMIDT, JOEL N. ULLOM, ROBERT E. SCHWALL
Citation: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

DC-SQUID Amplifiers with over 27 GHz of Gain-Bandwidth Product Operated in the 4-8 GHz Frequency Range
MARCH 2, 2009
AUTHOR(S): LAFE F. SPIETZ, KENT D. IRWIN, JOSE A. AUMENTADO
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

Making Kilopixel X-Ray Microcalorimeter Arrays a Reality
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
AUTHOR(S): WILLIAM B. DORIESE, MEGAN E. ECKART
Citation: SPIE Newsroom

Multiplexed Readout of CMB Polarimeters
JANUARY 5, 2009
AUTHOR(S): KENT D. IRWIN
Citation: Journal of Physics E-Scientific Instruments

Ultra-high resolution alpha particle spectroscopy using calorimetry
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
AUTHOR(S): ROBERT D. HORANSKY, JOEL N. ULLOM, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, DON DRY, BETH HASTINGS, STEPHEN LAMONT, CLIFFORD R. RUDY, MICHAEL W. RABIN
Citation: Nature

Input Impedance and Gain of a Gigahertz Amplifer Using a DC SQUID in a Quarter Wave Resonator
AUGUST 29, 2008
AUTHOR(S): LAFE F. SPIETZ, KENT D. IRWIN, JOSE A. AUMENTADO
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

High resolution X-ray transition-edge sensor cooled by tunnel junction refrigerators and operated above the transition temperature
APRIL 21, 2008
AUTHOR(S): NATHAN A. TOMLIN, GALEN C. O\'NEIL, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, DANIEL R. SCHMIDT, LEILA R. VALE, JOEL N. ULLOM
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

Density of states measurements of Al lightly doped with Mn
JANUARY 29, 2008
AUTHOR(S): GALEN O'NEIL, DAN SCHMIDT, NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JOEL ULLOM, KENT D. IRWIN, ANTHONY S. WILLIAMS, GERRY ARNOLD, STEVE T. RUGGIERO
Citation: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Analysis of Nuclear Material by Alpha Spectroscopy with a Transition-Edge Microcalorimete
JANUARY 26, 2008
AUTHOR(S): ROB HORANSKY, JOEL ULLOM, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, LEILA R. VALE, DON DRY, STEPHEN LAMONT, CLIFFORD R. RUDY, MICHAEL W. RABIN
Citation: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

An Optical System for Body Imaging from a Distance Using near-TeraHertz Frequencie
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
Proceedings Title: Journal Of Low Temperature Physics

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
Citation: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Large array of multiplexed gamma-ray microcalorimeters for nuclear-materials analysi
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
Proceedings Title: Journal Of Low Temperature Physics

Materials Analysis with Cryogenic Sensors
JANUARY 24, 2008
AUTHOR(S): JOEL N. ULLOM
Citation: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Operation of an X-ray transition-edge sensor cooled by tunnel junction refrigerators
JANUARY 19, 2008
AUTHOR(S): NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, GALEN O'NEIL, DAN SCHMIDT, LEILA R. VALE, JOEL ULLOM
Citation: Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Demonstration of a Multiplexer of Dissipationless SQUIDs}
JANUARY 18, 2008
AUTHOR(S): JOHN MATES, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, LEILA R. VALE, KONRAD LEHNERT
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

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
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

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
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

Erbium-doped Gold Sensor Films for Magnetic Microcalorimeter X-ray Detectors*
APRIL 17, 2006
AUTHOR(S): BARRY L. ZINK, KENT D. IRWIN, GENE C. HILTON, JOEL ULLOM, DAVID P. PAPPAS
Citation: Journal of Applied Physics

Normal Metal-insulator-superconductor Junction Technology for Bolometers
APRIL 15, 2006
AUTHOR(S): DAN SCHMIDT, WILLIAM DUNCAN, KENT D. IRWIN, KONRAD LEHNERT, NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JOEL ULLOM
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Toward kilopixel arrays: 3.8 eV microcalorimeter resolution in 8-channel SQUIDmultiplexe
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
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Thermodynamics of nonlinear bolometers near equilibrium
JANUARY 4, 2006
AUTHOR(S): KENT D. IRWIN
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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
Citation: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

Development of a solid-state 100 mK refrigerator for user-supplied microelectronics
JANUARY 4, 2006
AUTHOR(S): NATHAN A. TOMLIN, WILLIAM DUNCAN, JAMES A. BEALL, GENE C. HILTON, KENT D. IRWIN, DAN SCHMIDT, JOEL ULLOM
Proceedings Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A (NIMA)

Optimized Transition-Edge X-ray Microcalorimeter with 2.4 eV Energy Resolution at 5.9 ke
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
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

Electron Probe Microanalysis with Cryogenic Detectors
JULY 9, 2005
AUTHOR(S): DALE E. NEWBURY, KENT D. IRWIN, GENE C. HILTON, DAVID A. WOLLMAN, JOHN A. SMALL, JOHN M. MARTINIS
Citation: Cryogenic Particle Detection, in the Topics in Applied Physics series

Dilute Al-Mn Alloys for Superconductor Tunneling and Other Devices
JUNE 13, 2005
AUTHOR(S): STEVE T. RUGGIERO, G. B. ARNOLD, A WILLIAMS, ANNA CLARK, NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JOEL ULLOM
Citation: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Measurements & modeling of phonon cooling by electron-tunneling refrigerators
JUNE 1, 2005
AUTHOR(S): NATHAN A. TOMLIN, A. M. CLARK, ANTHONY WILLIAMS, STEVE RUGGIERO, GENE C. HILTON, JAMES A. BEALL, KENT D. IRWIN, LEILA R. VALE, JOEL ULLOM
Citation: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

A superconductor-insulator-normal metal bolometer with microwave readout suitable for large-format arrays
JANUARY 28, 2005
AUTHOR(S): D. R. SCHMIDT, ANNA CLARK, WILLIAM DUNCAN, KENT D. IRWIN, NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JOEL ULLOM, KONRAD LEHNERT
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

A superconductor-insulator-normal metal bolometer with microwave readout suitable for large-format arrays
JANUARY 1, 2005
AUTHOR(S): D R. SCHMIDT, KONRAD LEHNERT, A. M. CLARK, W D. DUNCAN, K D. IRWIN, N MILLER, J N. ULLOM
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

A Superconductor-Insulator-Normal Metal Bolometer with Microwave Readout Suitable for Large-Format Arrays
JANUARY 1, 2005
AUTHOR(S): KONRAD W. LEHNERT, A. M. CLARK, WILLIAM DUNCAN, KENT D. IRWIN, NATHAN A. TOMLIN, JOEL N. ULLOM
Citation: Applied Physics Letters

Electron Probe Microanalysis
JANUARY 1, 2005
AUTHOR(S): DALE NEWBURY, KENT D. IRWIN, GENE C. HILTON, DAVID A. WOLLMAN, JOHN A. SMALL, JOHN M. MARTINIS
Citation: Cryogenic Particle Detection, Topics Appl. Phys.

Created April 21, 2023, Updated October 13, 2023