THERMAL CALORIMETERS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
MCCAMMON, D [1 ]
CUI, W [1 ]
JUDA, M [1 ]
MORGENTHALER, J [1 ]
ZHANG, J [1 ]
KELLEY, RL [1 ]
HOLT, SS [1 ]
MADEJSKI, GM [1 ]
MOSELEY, SH [1 ]
SZYMKOWIAK, AE [1 ]
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[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,GREENBELT,MD 20771
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10.1016/0168-9002(93)90346-J
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Thermal detection of individual X-ray photons by small (0.5 x 0.5 mm) calorimeters has been used to achieve an energy resolution as good as 7.5 eV FWHM for 6 keV X-rays. Such detectors should have interesting applications in X-ray astronomy as well as laboratory spectroscopy, and they promise a high tolerance for embedded sources. Ideally, it should be possible to improve the resolution greatly by making smaller detectors or operating them at lower temperatures than the 50-100 mK currently used. However, there appear to be fairly fundamental limitations when semiconductor thermistors are used as the thermometer. When trying to achieve energy resolution of 0.1% or better, fluctuations in the thermalization efficiency of the detector must also be considered, and this places additional restrictions on suitable detector materials.
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页码:157 / 165
页数:9
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