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X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Astronomy with NTD Germanium-based MicrocalorimetersWe report on the performance of our NTD-Ge microcalorimeters. To date, the spectral resolution for x-ray and gamma-ray lines from radioactive sources and laboratory plasmas is 4.8 eV in the entire 1 - 6 keV band and 52 eV at 60 keV. Technical details responsible for this performance are presented as well as an innovative electro-thermal approach for enhancing count-rate capability.
Document ID
20030020839
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Silver, E.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Bandler, S.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Schnopper, H.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Murray, S.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Madden, N.
(California Univ., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Landis, D.
(California Univ., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Goulding, F.
(California Univ., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Beeman, J.
(California Univ., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Haller, E. E.
(California Univ., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Berkeley, CA, United States)
Barbera, M.
(Osservatorio Astronomico Palermo, Italy)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Ninth International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors
Location: Madison, WI
Country: United States
Start Date: July 22, 2001
End Date: July 27, 2001
Sponsors: American Inst. of Physics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-5104
Distribution Limits
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