Search Results - "Bandler, S.R."

Non-linear effects in transition edge sensors for X-ray detection by Bandler, S.R., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Iyomoto, N., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Murphy, K.D., Porter, F.S., Saab, T., Sadleir, J.

“…In a microcalorimeter that uses a transition-edge sensor to detect energy depositions, the small signal energy resolution improves with decreasing heat…”
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Development of Position-Sensitive Transition-Edge Sensor X-Ray Detectors by Smith, S.J., Bandler, S.R., Brekosky, R.P., Brown, A.-D., Chervenak, J.A., Eckart, M.E., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F.M., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Porter, F.S., Sadleir, J.E.

“…We report on the development of position-sensitive transition-edge sensors (PoST's) for future X-ray astronomy missions such as the International X-ray…”
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A Single-Stage SQUID Multiplexer for TES Array Readout by Beyer, J., Drung, D., Peters, M., Schurig, T., Bandler, S.R.

“…We have developed a single-stage SQUID multiplexer (SQMUX) for time-domain multiplexing of transition edge sensors (TESs). The individual channels in our SQMUX…”
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Heat Sinking, Crosstalk, and Temperature Uniformity for Large Close-Packed Microcalorimeter Arrays by Iyomoto, N., Bandler, S.R., Brekosky, R.P., Brown, A.-D., Chervenak, J.A., Eckart, M.E., Finkbeiner, F.M., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Porter, F.S., Sadleir, J.E., Smith, S.J.

“…In a large close-packed array of x-ray microcalorimeters, sufficient heat sinking is important to minimize thermal crosstalk between pixels and to make the…”
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Fabrication of transition edge sensor X-ray microcalorimeters for Constellation-X by Chervenak, J.A, Finkbeiner, F.M, Stevenson, T.R, Talley, D.J, Brekosky, R.P, Bandler, S.R, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Lindeman, M.A, Kelley, R.L, Saab, T, Stahle, C.K

“…NASA's Constellation-X (Con-X) mission is a driver for advancing low-temperature detector technologies, requiring 1000-pixel two-dimensional arrays with >95%…”
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Refinement of Transition-Edge Sensor Dimensions for the X-Ray Integral Field Unit on ATHENA by Wakeham, N.A., Adams, J.S., Bandler, S.R., Beaumont, S., Chervenak, J.A., Cumbee, R.S., Finkbeiner, F.M., Ha, J.Y., Hull, S., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Porter, F.S., Sakai, K., Smith, S.J., Wassell, E.J., Yoon, S.

“…At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, we have previously demonstrated a kilo-pixel array of transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters capable of meeting…”
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Effect of Space Radiation on Transition-Edge Sensor Detectors Performance by Beaumont, S., Lauenstein, J.-M., Adams, J.S., Bandler, S.R., Chervenak, J.A., Finkbeiner, F.M., Hull, S.V., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Roch, A. Le, Muramatsu, H., Porter, F.S., Sakai, K., Smith, S.J., Wakeham, N.A., Wassell, E.J., Yoon, S.

“…The Athena mission and its X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) instrument will be positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L1, where it will be subject to…”
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Examination of heatsinking in thermally multiplexed TES arrays with buried wiring by Muramatsu, H., Adams, J.S., Bandler, S.R., Beaumont, S., Borrelli, R.B., Chervenak, J. A., Chang, M.P, Finkbeiner, F.M, Ha, J.Y., Hull, S., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Mateo, J.N., Porter, F.S., Rani, A., Ryu, K., Sakai, K., Smith, S.J., Wakeham, N.A, Wassell, E.J., Yoon, S.H.

“…It is now possible to fabricate stacks of buried wires with extremely high density, perfect yield, and many layers using fine-line lithography and chemical…”
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Development of an End-to-end Demonstration Readout Chain for Athena/X-IFU by Beaumont, S, Pajot, F, Adams, J S, Bandler, S R, Bertrand, B, Betancourt-Martinez, G, Castellani, F, Chervenak, J A, Daniel, C, Denison, E V, Doriese, W B, Dupieux, M, Durkin, M S, Geoffray, H, Hilton, G C, Parot, Y, Peille, P, Prele, D, Ravera, L, Reintsema, C D, Sakai, K, Smith, S J, Stevens, R W, Ullom, J N, Vale, L R, Wakeham, N A

“…The X-ray Integral Field Unit(X-IFU) of the Athena observatory, scheduled for launch in the mid2030's, will provide X-ray spectroscopy data with unprecedented…”
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Emission-Line Intensity Ratios in Fe XVII Observed with a Microcalorimeter on an Electron Beam Ion Trap by Laming, J. M, Kink, I, Takacs, E, Porto, J. V, Gillaspy, J. D, Silver, E. H, Schnopper, H. W, Bandler, S. R, Brickhouse, N. S, Murray, S. S, Barbera, M, Bhatia, A. K, Doschek, G. A, Madden, N, Landis, D, Beeman, J, Haller, E. E

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Determination of complex microcalorimeter parameters with impedance measurements by Saab, T., Bandler, S.R., Chervenak, J., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F., Iyomoto, N., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Lindeman, M.A., Porter, F.S., Sadleir, J.

“…The proper understanding and modeling of a microcalorimeter's response requires accurate knowledge of a handful of parameters, such as C, G, α . While a few of…”
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Percolation model of excess electrical noise in transition-edge sensors by Lindeman, M.A., Anderson, M.B., Bandler, S.R., Bilgri, N., Chervenak, J., Gwynne Crowder, S., Fallows, S., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F., Iyomoto, N., Kelley, R., Kilbourne, C.A., Lai, T., Man, J., McCammon, D., Nelms, K.L., Porter, F.S., Rocks, L.E., Saab, T., Sadleir, J., Vidugiris, G.

“…We present a geometrical model to describe excess electrical noise in transition-edge sensors (TESs). In this model, a network of fluctuating resistors…”
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Position-sensitive transition-edge sensors by Iyomoto, N., Bandler, S.R., Brekosky, R.P., Chervenak, J.A., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F.M., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Lindeman, M.A., Murphy, K., Porter, F.S., Saab, T., Sadleir, J.E., Talley, D.J.

“…We report the latest results from our development of Position-Sensitive Transition-edge sensors (PoSTs), which are one-dimensional imaging spectrometers. In…”
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Bismuth X-ray absorber studies for TES microcalorimeters by Sadleir, J.E., Bandler, S.R., Brekosky, R.P., Chervenak, J., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F., Iyomoto, N., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., King, J.M., Porter, F.S., Robinson, I.K., Saab, T., Talley, D.J.

“…Bismuth's large atomic number and low carrier density makes it an attractive X-ray absorber material for microcalorimeters. Bismuth's long fermi wavelength and…”
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Design and performance of large-pixel-size high-fill-fraction TES arrays for future X-ray astrophysics missions by Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Bandler, S.R., Chervenak, J., Finkbeiner, F., Iyomoto, N., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Porter, F.S., Saab, T., Sadleir, J., White, J.

“…We have designed, modeled, fabricated and tested a 600 μ m high-fill-fraction microcalorimeter array that will be a good match to the requirements of future…”
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Determination of lateral diffusivity in single pixel X-ray absorbers with implications for position dependent excess broadening by Saab, T., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Iyomoto, N., Herbert, B.D., Bandler, S.R., Chervenak, J., Finkbeiner, F., Kelley, R.L., Kilbourne, C.A., Porter, F.S., Sadleir, J.

“…An ideal microcalorimeter is characterized by a constant energy resolution across the sensor's dynamic range. Any dependence of pulse shape on the position…”
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Design of transition edge sensor microcalorimeters for optimal performance by Bandler, S.R, Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Stahle, C.K, Boyce, K, Brekosky, R, Chervenak, J, Finkbeiner, F, Kelley, R, Lindeman, M, Porter, F.S, Saab, T

“…We have developed a model for transition edge sensors to optimize performance under a variety of different conditions. There are three design trade-offs when…”
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Design considerations for arrays of MMCs for X-ray astronomy by Enss, C, Fleischmann, A, Bandler, S.R, Stevenson, T.R, Seidel, G.M

“…There are a number of substantially different ways of fabricating arrays of metallic magnetic calorimeters (MMCs). We discuss different designs and readout…”
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Development of ultra-low impedance Through-wafer Micro-vias by Finkbeiner, F.M., Adams, C., Apodaca, E., Chervenak, J.A., Fischer, J., Doan, N., Li, M.J., Stahle, C.K., Brekosky, R.P., Bandler, S.R., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Lindeman, M.A., Kelley, R.L., Saab, T., Talley, D.J.

“…Concurrent with our microcalorimeter array fabrication for Constellation-X technology development, we are developing ultra-low impedance Through-Wafer…”
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An investigation of excess noise in transition-edge sensors on a solid silicon substrate by Crowder, S.G., Lindeman, M.A., Anderson, M.B., Bandler, S.R., Bilgri, N., Bruijn, M.P., Chervenak, J., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Finkbeiner, F., Germeau, A., Hoevers, H.F.C., Iyomoto, N., Kelly, R., Kilbourne, C.A., Lai, T., Man, J., McCammon, D., Nelms, K.L., Porter, F.S., Rocks, L., Saab, T., Sadleir, J., Vidugiris, G.

“…Transition-edge sensors (TESs) exhibit two major types of excess noise above the expected and unavoidable thermodynamic fluctuation noise (TFN) to the heat…”
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