Published February 1986
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Journal article
Thermal detectors for high resolution spectroscopy
- 1. Physics Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
Description
Cryogenic microcalorimeters can be made sensitive enough to measure the energy deposited by a single particle or X-ray photon with an accuracy of about one electron volt. It may also be possible to construct detectors of several kilograms mass whose resolution is only a few times worse than this. Data from relatively crude test devices are in good agreement with thermal performance calculations, and a total system noise of 11 eV FWHM has been obtained for a silicon detector operating at 98 mK. The authors have observed 35 eV FWHM for 6 keV X-rays with a different device
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
- Journal Volume
- NS-33
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 0018-9499
- CODEN
- IETNA
Conference
- Title
- IEEE nuclear science symposium.
- Dates
- 23-25 Oct 1985.
- Place
- San Francisco, CA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17083512
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; CONSTRUCTION; CRYOGENICS; ENERGY DEPOSITION; EV RANGE 10-100; KEV RANGE 01-10; NOISE; PERFORMANCE; PHOTONS; RESOLUTION; SENSITIVITY; SHOWER COUNTERS; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-851009--.