Demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing readout of 37 transition edge sensors for high-resolution x-ray imaging spectrometers

H. Akamatsu; D. Vaccaro; L. Gottardi; J. Van Der Kuur; C. P. De Vries; Mikko Kiviranta; K. Ravensberg; M. D'Andrea; E. Taralli; M. De Wit; M. P. Bruijn; P. Van Der Hulst; R. H. Den Hartog; B. J. Van Leeuwen; A. J. Van Der Linden; A. J. McCalden; K. Nagayoshi; A. C.T. Nieuwenhuizen; M. L. Ridder; S. Visser; P. Van Winden; J. R. Gao; R. W.M. Hoogeveen; B. D. Jackson; J. W.A. Den Herder

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Demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing readout of 37 transition edge sensors for high-resolution x-ray imaging spectrometers

H. Akamatsu^*, D. Vaccaro, L. Gottardi, J. Van Der Kuur, C. P. De Vries, Mikko Kiviranta, K. Ravensberg, M. D'Andrea, E. Taralli, M. De Wit, M. P. Bruijn, P. Van Der Hulst, R. H. Den Hartog, B. J. Van Leeuwen, A. J. Van Der Linden, A. J. McCalden, K. Nagayoshi, A. C.T. Nieuwenhuizen, M. L. Ridder, S. VisserP. Van Winden, J. R. Gao, R. W.M. Hoogeveen, B. D. Jackson, J. W.A. Den Herder

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Abstract

We report on the development and demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) technology to readout arrays of cryogenic transition edge sensor (TES) x-ray microcalorimeters. In our FDM scheme, TESs are AC biased at different resonant frequencies in the low MHz range through an array of high-Q LC resonators. The current signals of all TESs are summed at superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). We have demonstrated multiplexing for a readout of 31 pixels using room temperature electronics, high-Q LC filters, and TES arrays developed at SRON, and SQUID arrays from VTT. We repeated this on a second setup with 37 pixels. The summed x-ray spectral resolutions @ 5.9 keV are Δ E 31 pix MUX = 2.14 ± 0.03 eV and Δ E 37 pix MUX = 2.23 ± 0.03 eV. The demonstrated results are comparable with other multiplexing approaches. There is potential to further improve the spectral resolution, to increase the number of multiplexed TESs, and to open up applications for TES x-ray microcalorimeters.

Original language	English
Article number	182601
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	119
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066240
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2021
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research is supported financially by NWO, the Dutch Research Council. This work was funded partly by NWO under the research programme Athena with Project No. 184.034.002 and partly by the European Space Agency (ESA) under ESA CTP Contract No. 4000130346/20/NL/BW/os.

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Akamatsu, H., Vaccaro, D., Gottardi, L., Van Der Kuur, J., De Vries, C. P., Kiviranta, M., Ravensberg, K., D'Andrea, M., Taralli, E., De Wit, M., Bruijn, M. P., Van Der Hulst, P., Den Hartog, R. H., Van Leeuwen, B. J., Van Der Linden, A. J., McCalden, A. J., Nagayoshi, K., Nieuwenhuizen, A. C. T., Ridder, M. L., ... Den Herder, J. W. A. (2021). Demonstration of MHz frequency domain multiplexing readout of 37 transition edge sensors for high-resolution x-ray imaging spectrometers. Applied Physics Letters, 119(18), Article 182601. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0066240

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