HR: 1340h
AN: SH44B-1736    [Abstracts]
TI: Recent Developments in Transition Edge Strip Detectors for Solar X-Rays
AU: * Rausch, A J
EM: rausch@lmsal.com
AF: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., 3251 Hanover St O/ADBS B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
AU: Deiker, S
EM: deiker@lmsal.com
AF: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., 3251 Hanover St O/ADBS B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
AU: Hilton, G
EM: hilton@boulder.nist.gov
AF: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United States
AU: Irwin, K D
EM: irwin@nist.gov
AF: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United States
AU: Martinez-Galarce, D
EM: denmart@lmsal.com
AF: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., 3251 Hanover St O/ADBS B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
AU: O'Neil, G
EM: galenoneil@gmail.com
AF: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United States
AU: Shing, L
EM: shing@lmsal.com
AF: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., 3251 Hanover St O/ADBS B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
AU: Stern, R A
EM: stern@lmsal.com
AF: Lockheed Martin Solar & Astrophysics Lab., 3251 Hanover St O/ADBS B/252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States
AU: Ullom, J N
EM: ullom@boulder.nist.gov
AF: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United States
AU: Vale, L
EM: vale@boulder.nist.gov
AF: National Institute of Standards & Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, United States
AB: LMSAL and NIST are developing position-sensitive X-ray strip detectors based on TES (Transition Edge Sensor) microcalorimeters optimized for solar physics. By combining high spectral (ΔE/E ~1600) and temporal (single photon Δt ~10μs) resolutions with imaging capabilities, these devices will be able to study high-temperature X-ray lines as never before. Diagnostics from these lines should provide significant new insight into the physics of both microflares and the early stages of flares. In this poster, we will discuss the status of our laboratory research, our most recent developments, and the applicability to future solar Explorers and other space missions.
DE: 7500 SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY
DE: 7519 Flares
DE: 7594 Instruments and techniques
SC: SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics [SH]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting