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An Analytical Model for Pulse Shape and Electrothermal Stability in Two-Body Microcalorimeters

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Douglas A. Bennett, Robert D. Horansky, Daniel R. Schmidt, Daniel S. Swetz, Leila R. Vale, Joel N. Ullom, Andrew Hoover, Michael W. Rabin, Nathan J. Hoteling

Abstract

High resolution superconducting gamma-ray sensors show potential for the more accurate analysis of nuclear material. These devices are part of a larger class of microcalorimeters and bolometers based on transition edge sensors (TESs) that have two distinct thermal bodies. We derive the time domain behavior of the current and temperature for compound TES devices in the small signal limit and demonstrate the utility of these equations for device design and characterization. In particular, we demonstrate how critical damping and electrothermal stability can be predicted.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
97
Issue
10
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

microcalorimeter, transistion-edge sensor, gamma-ray spectrometer
Sensors, Superconducting electronics and Quantum information science

Citation

Bennett, D. , Horansky, R. , Schmidt, D. , Swetz, D. , Vale, L. , Ullom, J. , Hoover, A. , Rabin, M. and Hoteling, N. (2010), An Analytical Model for Pulse Shape and Electrothermal Stability in Two-Body Microcalorimeters, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905960 (Accessed November 21, 2024)

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Created September 9, 2010, Updated June 2, 2021