Title of article
Effect of high-flux astronomical sources on the constellation-X microcalorimeter spectrometer
Author/Authors
Figueroa-Feliciano، نويسنده , , E and Bandler، نويسنده , , S and Boyce، نويسنده , , K and Chervenak، نويسنده , , J and Finkbeiner، نويسنده , , F and Kelley، نويسنده , , R and Lindeman، نويسنده , , M.A. and Porter، نويسنده , , S.F. and Saab، نويسنده , , T and Stahle، نويسنده , , C.K، نويسنده ,
Pages
4
From page
303
To page
306
Abstract
We study the effects of high flux on transition-edge sensors by using a non-linear microcalorimeter model with parameters suitable for the Constellation-X mission. A photon event list was created that simulated the flux and spectrum of the Crab nebula incident on the detector when folded through the Constellation-X optics and filters. Simulations show that even at Crab levels of flux, the Con-X microcalorimeter does not “latch” into the normal state.
Keywords
Calorimeter , Design , TES , Model , Count-rate
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2022901
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