Development of a new superconducting detector for the ultra-violet and soft X-ray regimes

Author

Koller, D. ; van Vechten, D. ; Blamire, M.G. ; Wood, K.S. ; Fritz, G.G. ; Horwitz, J.S. ; Daly, G.M. ; Thrasher, J.B. ; Pinto, J.F. ; Gyulamiryan, A.L. ; Vartanyan, V.H. ; Akopyan, R. ; Gulian, A.M.

Author_Institution

Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3391

Lastpage

3394

Abstract

UV and X-ray astronomy need hyperspectral imaging devices, i.e. large format (1000/spl times/1000) arrays of pixels in which each single-photon event is tagged with spectral information. Such devices permit multicolor imagery and surveys to be obtained with a single camera. Here we discuss the first-stage of development of a new generation of UV/X-ray detectors that will provide 0.1-0.01% energy resolution in an array format.

Keywords

X-ray astronomy; X-ray detection; arrays; astronomical instruments; barium compounds; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting particle detectors; superconducting thin films; ultraviolet astronomy; ultraviolet detectors; yttrium compounds; /spl mu/-potential; UV astronomy; UV detectors; X-ray astronomy; YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/; YBaCuO film; branch imbalance potential; energy resolution; hyperspectral imaging devices; large format pixel arrays; multicolor imagery; single-photon event tagging; soft X-ray regime; superconducting detector; Bolometers; Energy resolution; Fabrication; Hyperspectral imaging; Laboratories; Radiation detectors; Sensor arrays; Superconducting photodetectors; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.622104

Filename

622104