Published February 28, 2000 | Version v1
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Thermal calorimeters for high resolution X-ray spectroscopy

Creators

  • 1. University of Genoa, Department of Physics, via Dodecaneso 33, I 16146 Genova (Italy)
  • 2. University of Wisconsin, Department of Physics, 1150 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)

Description

In spectroscopic experiments where high energy resolution and high efficiency are required the characteristics of conventional detectors may not be satisfactory. A new generation of detectors for X-ray and particle spectroscopy, thermal microcalorimeters, has been developed in the last 15 years in order to satisfy these requirements. The operating principle of microcalorimeters and their performances in terms of energy resolution, counting rate and detection efficiency are described in this paper. Some examples of applications are given

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1302788;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
506
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 638-650
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
18. international conference on X-ray and inner-shell processes
Dates
23-27 Aug 1999
Place
Chicago, IL (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34067589
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
CALORIMETERS; ENERGY RESOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINE STRUCTURE; GAMMA SPECTROMETERS; X-RAY DETECTION; X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
DATA; DETECTION; INFORMATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIATION DETECTION; RESOLUTION; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPY

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Notes
(c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.