Development of Cryogenic X-Ray Detectors Based on Mo/Au Transition Edge Sensors
- 8 December 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
- Vol. 27 (4) , 1-5
Abstract
We report on the development of Mo/Au based Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) aimed at soft X-ray detection. TESs of different sizes with T $_{\hbox{c}}$ ~100 mK and very narrow transitions have been fabricated. Dark characterization based on I-V, complex impedance and noise measurements has allowed us to obtain their basic functional parameters at different bath temperatures and operating points. Electrodeposited Bi films, to be used as X-ray absorbers, have been developed and characterized.
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Funding Information
- Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad-MINECO (ESP2014-53672-C3-2-P, ESP2014-59309-JIN)
- European Space Agency-ESA
- European TES array
- European Commission
- H2020 project AHEAD
- ICMAB
- MINECO
- Program for Centers of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0496)
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