Characterization of a TES-based Anti-Coincidence Detector for Future Large Field-of-View X-ray Calorimetry Missions
| Title: | Characterization of a TES-based Anti-Coincidence Detector for Future Large Field-of-View X-ray Calorimetry Missions |
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| Authors: | Hull, Samuel V., Adams, Joseph S., Bandler, Simon R., Cherry, Matthew, Chervenak, James A., Cumbee, Renata, Defay, Xavier, Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali, Finkbeiner, Fred M., Fuhrman, Joshua, Kelley, Richard L., Kenney, Christopher, Kilbourne, Caroline A., Kurinsky, Noah, Mateo, Jennette, Muramatsu, Haruka, Porter, Frederick S., Sakai, Kazuhiro, Simchony, Aviv, Smith, Stephen J., Smith, Zoe, Wakeham, Nicholas A., Wassell, Edward J., Yoon, Sang H., Young, Betty A. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | Astrophysics Physics (Other) |
| Subject Terms: | Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors |
| More Details: | Microcalorimeter instruments aboard future X-ray observatories will require an anti-coincidence (anti-co) detector to veto charged particle events and reduce the non-X-ray background. We have developed a large-format, TES-based prototype anti-coincidence detector that is particularly suitable for use with spatially-extended (~ 10 cm^2}) TES microcalorimeter arrays, as would be used for a future large field-of-view X-ray missions. This prototype was developed in the context of the Line Emission Mapper (LEM) probe concept, which required a ~ 14 cm^2 anti-co detector with > 95% live time and a low-energy threshold below 20 keV. Our anti-co design employs parallel networks of quasiparticle-trap-assisted electrothermal feedback TESs (QETs) to detect the athermal phonon signal produced in the detector substrate by incident charged particles. We developed multiple prototype anti-co designs featuring 12 channels and up to 6300 QETs. Here we focus on a design utilizing tungsten TESs and present characterization results. Broad energy range measurements have been performed (4.1 keV -- 5.5 MeV). Based on noise and responsivity measurements, the implied low-energy threshold is < 1 keV and a live time fraction of > 96% can be achieved up to 5.5 MeV. We also find evidence of mm-scale-or-better spatial resolution and discuss the potential utility of this for future missions. Finally, we discuss the early development of a soild-state physics model of the anti-co towards understanding phonon propagation and quasiparticle production in the detector. Comment: 26 pages, 16 figures |
| Document Type: | Working Paper |
| Access URL: | http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.13952 |
| Accession Number: | edsarx.2502.13952 |
| Database: | arXiv |
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