Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena

L. Gottardi; H. Akamatsu; M. P. Bruijn; R. den Hartog; J. W. den Herder; B. Jackson; Mikko Kiviranta; Jan van der Kuur; H. van Weers

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072

Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena

L. Gottardi, H. Akamatsu, M. P. Bruijn, R. den Hartog, J. W. den Herder, B. Jackson, Mikko Kiviranta, Jan van der Kuur, H. van Weers

Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON)

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The Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics (Athena) has been selected by ESA as its second large-class mission. The future European X-ray observatory will study the hot and energetic Universe with its launch foreseen in 2028. Microcalorimeters based on superconducting Transition-edge sensor (TES) are the chosen technology for the detectors array of the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) on board of Athena. The X-IFU is a 2-D imaging integral-field spectrometer operating in the soft X-ray band (0.3-12 keV). The detector consists of an array of 3840 TESs coupled to X-ray absorbers and read out in the MHz bandwidth using Frequency Domain Multiplexing (FDM) based on Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs). The proposed design calls for devices with a high filling-factor, high quantum efficiency, relatively high count-rate capability and an energy resolution of 2.5 eV at 5.9 keV. The paper will review the basic principle and the physics of the TES-based microcalorimeters and present the state-of-the art of the FDM read-out.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	622-625
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	824
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072
Publication status	Published - 11 Jul 2016
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Athena mission
Frequency domain multiplexing
Transition edge sensor
X-IFU

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Gottardi, L., Akamatsu, H., Bruijn, M. P., den Hartog, R., den Herder, J. W., Jackson, B., Kiviranta, M., van der Kuur, J., & van Weers, H. (2016). Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 824, 622-625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072

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Gottardi, L, Akamatsu, H, Bruijn, MP, den Hartog, R, den Herder, JW, Jackson, B, Kiviranta, M, van der Kuur, J & van Weers, H 2016, 'Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 824, pp. 622-625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072

Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena. / Gottardi, L.; Akamatsu, H.; Bruijn, M. P. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 824, 11.07.2016, p. 622-625.

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Gottardi L, Akamatsu H, Bruijn MP, den Hartog R, den Herder JW, Jackson B et al. Development of the superconducting detectors and read-out for the X-IFU instrument on board of the X-ray observatory Athena. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2016 Jul 11;824:622-625. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2015.09.072

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