Beamline test of a transition-edge-sensor spectrometer in preparation for kaonic-atom measurements

T. Hashimoto, Mohamad Bazzi, D A Bennett, C. Berucci, D. Bosnar, C. Curceanu, W B Doriese, J W Fowler, H Fujioka, C. Guaraldo, F Parnefjord Gustafsson, R. Hayakawa, R. S. Hayano, J. P. Hays-Wehle, G C Hilton, T. Hiraiwa, Y. Ichinohe, M. Iio, M. Iliescu, S. IshimotoY. Ishisaki, K Itahashi, M. Iwasaki, Y. Ma, H. Noda, H. Noumi, G. C. O'Neil, H Ohnishi, S. Okada, H. Outa, K. Piscicchia, C D Reintsema, Y. Sada, F. Sakuma, Miyuki Sato, D. R. Schmidt, A. Scordo, M Sekimoto, Hongqi Shi, D. Sirghi, F. Sirghi, K. Suzuki, D S Swetz, K. Tanida, H. Tatsuno, M. Tokuda, J. Uhlig, J N Ullom, S. Yamada, T. Yamazaki, J. Zmeskal

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Abstract

We are developing a new technique to apply transition-edge sensors (TESs) to X-ray spectroscopy of exotic atoms, especially of kaonic atoms. To demonstrate the feasibility of this pioneering project, performance of a TES-based X-ray detector was evaluated in pion- and kaon-beam environments at particle accelerators.We successfully observed X-rays from pionic-carbon atoms with a resolution as good as 7 eV FWHM at 6 keV. Also at a kaon beamline, we confirmed that the TES spectrometer will be able to achieve our resolution goal, 6 eV, in our first scientific campaign to measure X-rays from kaonic-helium atoms.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2100905
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jun 1

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Subatomic Physics

Free keywords

  • Nuclear physics
  • Particle beams
  • Superconducting photodetectors
  • X-ray detectors

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