DOI: 10.1063/1.1823041. Time-division multiplexing of high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeters: Four pixels and beyond

Time-division multiplexing of high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeters: Four pixels and beyond

10.1063/1.1823041

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Abstract

We present experimental results from a four-pixel array of transition-edge-sensor, x-ray microcalorimeters read out through a single amplifier channel via a time-division superconducting quantum interference device multiplexer. We map the dependence of the x-ray energy resolution of the microcalorimeters on multiplexer timing parameters. We achieve multiplexed, four-pixel resolution of 6.94±0.05eV full width at half maximum of the MnKα complex near 5.9keV, which is a degradation of only 0.44eV from nonmultiplexed operation. An analysis of straightforward upgrades to the multiplexer predicts that a linear array of 32 of these pixels could be multiplexed with a degradation in resolution of only 0.1eV. These results, the first demonstration of a time-division multiplexer for x-ray detectors, establish a clear path to the instrumentation of a kilopixel microcalorimeter array.

Bibliography

Doriese, W. B., Beall, J. A., Deiker, S., Duncan, W. D., Ferreira, L., Hilton, G. C., Irwin, K. D., Reintsema, C. D., Ullom, J. N., Vale, L. R., & Xu, Y. (2004). Time-division multiplexing of high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeters: Four pixels and beyond. Applied Physics Letters, 85(20), 4762â4764.

Authors 11

W. B. Doriese (first)
J. A. Beall (additional)
S. Deiker (additional)
W. D. Duncan (additional)
L. Ferreira (additional)
G. C. Hilton (additional)
K. D. Irwin (additional)
C. D. Reintsema (additional)
J. N. Ullom (additional)
L. R. Vale (additional)
Y. Xu (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	20 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 16, 2004, 6:03 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 11:31 p.m.)
Indexed	2 months ago (July 2, 2025, 3:47 p.m.)
Issued	20 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 2004)
Published	20 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 2004)
Published Print	20 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 2004)

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BibTeX

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