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Dr. Daniel S. Swetz

at National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

Developing scalable transition-edge sensor readout through the nonlinear kinetic inductance effect for future IR/O/UV instrumentation

Paul Szypryt, Douglas Bennett, Ian Fogarty Florang, Joseph Fowler, Jiansong Gao, Andrea Giachero, Ruslan Hummatov, Jozsef Imrek, Adriana Lita, John A. Mates, Sae Woo Nam, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Michael Vissers, Jordan Wheeler

Proceedings Volume PC13103, PC1310307 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019333

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation

DR-TES and 511-CAM missions: transition-edge sensor microcalorimeter detectors for pointed x-ray and Gamma-ray missions

Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, Md. Arman Hossen, Ephraim Gau, Kun Hu, Farzane Shirazi, Henric Krawczynski, Daniel Becker, Daniel Schmidt, Sohee Chun, Douglas Bennet, Richard Bose, Dana Braun, Bhupal Dev, Francesc Ferrer, Johnathon Gard, Mark Keller, Fabian Kislat, Lindsey Lisalda, John Mates, Garry Simburger, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Joel Weber, Andrew West

Proceedings Volume PC13103, PC1310309 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020516

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 May 2023

511-CAM mission: a pointed 511 keV gamma-ray telescope with a focal plane detector made of stacked transition edge sensor microcalorimeter arrays

Farzane Shirazi, Ephraim Gau, Md. Arman Hossen, Daniel Becker, Daniel Schmidt, Daniel Swetz, Douglas Bennett, Dana Braun, Fabian Kislat, Johnathon Gard, John Mates, Joel Weber, Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, Sohee Chun, Lindsey Lisalda, Andrew West, Bhupal Dev, Francesc Ferrer, Richard Bose, Joel Ullom, Henric Krawczynski

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 02, 024006, (May 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.2.024006

KEYWORDS: Bismuth, Gamma radiation, Telescopes, Tin, Channel projecting optics, Photons, Crystals, Detector arrays, Simulations, Balloons

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 2023

ASCENT: a balloon-borne hard x-ray imaging spectroscopy telescope using transition edge sensor microcalorimeter detectors

Fabian Kislat, Daniel Becker, Douglas Bennett, Adrika Dasgupta, Joseph Fowler, Christopher L. Fryer, Jonathon Gard, Ephraim Gau, Danielle Gurgew, Keon Harmon, Takayuki Hayashi, Scott Heatwole, Md. Arman Hossen, Henric Krawczynski, R. James Lanzi, Jason Legere, John A.B. Mates, Mark McConnell, Johanna Nagy, Takashi Okajima, Toshiki Sato, Daniel Schmidt, Sean Spooner, Daniel Swetz, Keisuke Tamura, Joel Ullom, Joel Weber, Amanda Wester, Patrick Young

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 01, 014002, (February 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.1.014002

KEYWORDS: Calcium, X-ray telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, X-rays, Hard x-rays, Design and modelling, Gamma radiation, Iron, Calibration, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

NIST microcalorimeter arrays for the hard x-ray and γ-ray astronomy

Md. Arman Hossen, D. Becker, D. Bennett, B. Dober, J. Fowler, J. Gard, E. Gau, J. Hays-Wehle, G. Hilton, F. Kislat, H. Krawczynski, B. Mates, J. Nagy, C. Reintsema, D. Schmidt, D. Swetz, J. Ullom, L. Vale, T. Okajima

Proceedings Volume 11838, 118380X (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594652

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, Hard x-rays, Sensors, Astronomy, Microwave radiation, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Tin, Resonators, Prototyping

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SPIE Journal Paper | 31 May 2019 Open Access

Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter

Simon Bandler, James Chervenak, Aaron Datesman, Archana Devasia, Michael DiPirro, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen Smith, Thomas Stevenson, Wonsik Yoon, Douglas Bennett, Benjamin Mates, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Kent Irwin, Megan Eckart, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Dan McCammon, Kevin Ryu, Jeffrey Olson, Ben Zeiger

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021017, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021017

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Field effect transistors, Electronics, Microwave radiation, Staring arrays, Prototyping, Image resolution, Cryocoolers, Superconductors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 March 2019 Open Access

Microwave SQUID multiplexing for the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter

Douglas Bennett, John A. Mates, Simon Bandler, Daniel Becker, Joseph Fowler, Johnathon Gard, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Kelsey Morgan, Carl Reintsema, Kazuhiro Sakai, Daniel Schmidt, Stephen Smith, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Leila Vale, Abigail Wessels

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021007, (March 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021007

KEYWORDS: Microwave radiation, Multiplexing, Resonators, Sensors, X-rays, Multiplexers, Modulation, Field effect transistors, Inductance, Time division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The Design of the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter (LXM) (Conference Presentation)

Simon Bandler, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen Smith, Wonsik Yoon, Douglas Bennett, Ben J. Mates, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Kent Irwin, Dan McCammon, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Kevin Ryu, Ben Zeiger, Jeffrey Olson

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069913 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314079

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Image resolution, X-ray optics, Oxygen, Amplifiers, Cryogenics, X-ray telescopes, Satellites, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy

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Lynx is an x-ray telescope that is one of four large satellite mission concepts currently being studied by NASA to be the next flagship mission. One of Lynx’s three instruments is the Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter (LXM), an imaging spectrometer placed at the focus of an x-ray optic with 0.5 arc-second angular resolution and approximately 2 m2 area at 1 keV. It will be used for a wide variety of observations, and the driving performance requirements are met through different sub-regions of the array. It will provide an energy resolution of better than 3 eV over the energy range of 0.2 to 7 keV, with pixels sizes that vary in scale from 0.5 to 1 arc-seconds in the inner 5 arc-minute field-of-view, and to 5 arc-seconds in the extended 20 arc-minute field-of-view. The Main Array consists mostly of 1 arc-second pixels in the central 5 arc-minutes with less than 3 eV energy resolution (FWHM) in the energy range of 0.2 to 7 keV. It is enhanced in the inner 1 arc-minute region with 0.5 arc-second pixels that will better sample the point spread function of the X-ray optic. The inner 5 arc-minute region is designed specifically for the observations related to cosmic feedback studies, investigating the interactions of AGN with the local regions surrounding them. The 0.5" pixel size allows detailed studies of winds and jets on a finer angular scale. It is also optimized for spatially resolved measurements of cluster cores. The outer regions of the array are designed to operate during a completely different set of observations. The Extended Array will be utilized for surveys over large regions of the sky, the 20 arc-minute field-of-view making it practical to make observations of the soft diffuse emission from larger scale-structure such as extended galaxies, the outer regions of galaxy groups and clusters and also cosmic filaments. This array is optimized for high energy resolution up to 2 keV through the use of thin (0.5 um) gold absorbers. The Ultra-High-Res Array is designed specifically to enable the study turbulent line broadening around individual through the study of the highly ionized oxygen lines. It is optimized for energy resolution for the oxygen VII and VIII lines, with better than 0.4 eV energy resolution. In this paper we present the design of the baseline configuration and the scientific motivation. We discuss the technologies that are being developed for this instrument, in particular the transition-edge sensor (TES) and metallic magnetic calorimeter (MMC) sensor technologies. We place these technologies in the context of the required energy resolution, energy range, pixel size, and count-rate, as well as strategies for the pixel layout and wiring. We will discuss the use of microwave SQUIDs, HEMT amplifiers, and parametric amplifiers for the read-out and the implications for the cryogenic design. We also describe the design of the full instrument, including the strawman cryogenic design, as well as an estimate for the mass, power and data rate.

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Time- and code-division SQUID multiplexing options for ATHENA X-IFU (Conference Presentation)

Joel Ullom, J. Adams, B. Alpert, S. Bandler, D. Bennett, S. Chaudhuri, J. Chervenak, E. Denison, C. Dawson, W. Doriese, M. Durkin, J. Fowler, J Gard, G. Hilton, K. Irwin, Y. Joe, C. Kilbourne, J. Mates, K. Morgan, G. O'Neil, C. Reintsema, D. Schmidt, S. Smith, D. Swetz, C. Titus, L. Vale, B. Young

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314111

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Time division multiplexing, Code division multiplexing, Multiplexing, Sensors, Multiplexers, Gamma radiation, Synchrotrons, Light sources, Spectrometers

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SQUID Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) is a technique for the readout of arrays of Transition-Edge Sensors (TESs) for x-ray and gamma-ray science. TDM has been deployed in many recent 250-pixel-scale instruments including at synchrotron light sources and particle-accelerator facilities, as well as in table-top experiments. Two TES spectrometers employing TDM readout will soon be deployed to electron-beam ion-trap facilities. TDM is also under development as a back-up readout option for the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) of the Athena satellite mission. The 3,840 TES pixels of the X-IFU will enable efficient, high resolution spectroscopy (2.5 eV FWHM at 7 keV) of extended astrophysical sources. Multiplexing factors of 40 or more sensors per readout column are planned for the X-IFU. To advance the maturity of TDM readout for Athena, we are creating a focal-plane assembly for the readout of 960 TES pixels in a 24 column by 40 row configuration. We will describe the design and experimental progress on this technology demonstrator. In a TDM system, each dc-biased TES has its own first-stage SQUID. Rows of these first-stage-SQUIDs are turned on and off sequentially such that the signal from only one TES at a time per readout column is passed to a series-array SQUID, to a room-temperature preamplifier, and to digital-feedback electronics. Recent implementations of TDM have a row period of 160 ns and non-multiplexed amplifier noise of 0.19 micro-Phi_0/sqrt(Hz) referred to the first-stage SQUID. Some benchmark demonstrations of TDM with x-ray TES sensors include achievement of 2.55 eV FWHM energy resolution at 5.9 keV in a 32-row, 1-column configuration. Here, the fastest slew rates in the TES currents were similar to those of the X-IFU “LPA2” detector model. We have also achieved 2.72 eV FWHM resolution in a 32-row, 6-column configuration that contained 144 high-quality TESs that were similar to the much faster X-IFU “LPA1” pixels. We will describe on-going efforts to read out TDM arrays at the 6x32 scale and larger, as well as efforts to improve the performance of TDM system subcomponents. We will also describe system-level performance metrics such as cross-talk. SQUID Code-Division Multiplexing (CDM) is closely related to TDM but has important performance advantages. CDM and TDM operation are similar with the main difference being that in CDM, all TESs are observed by the multiplexer at all times, with the polarity of the TES signals switched between rows. Because all TESs are observed by the multiplexer at all times, the sqrt(N_rows) noise-aliasing degradation inherent to TDM is eliminated. We are developing flux-summing CDM to be drop-in compatible with existing TDM systems. The most recent CDM implementation has a nonmultiplexed noise level of 0.17 micro-Phi_0/sqrt(Hz) referred to the first-stage SQUID and a row period of 160 ns. We have demonstrated 2.77 eV FWM resolution at 5.9 keV in 32-row, 1-column CDM test.

Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

Transition-edge sensor pixel parameter design of the microcalorimeter array for the x-ray integral field unit on Athena

S. Smith, J. Adams, S. Bandler, G. Betancourt-Martinez, J. Chervenak, M. Chiao, M. Eckart, F. Finkbeiner, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, A. Miniussi, F. Porter, J. Sadleir, K. Sakai, N. Wakeham, E. Wassell, W. Yoon, D. Bennett, W. Doriese, J. Fowler, G. Hilton, K. Morgan, C. Pappas, C. Reintsema, D. Swetz, J. Ullom, K. Irwin, H. Akamatsu, L. Gottardi, R. den Hartog, B. Jackson, J. van der Kuur, D. Barret, P. Peille

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231749

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Multiplexing, Sensors, Staring arrays, Cryogenics, Helium, Magnetism, Photons, Temperature metrology, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Development of x-ray microcalorimeter imaging spectrometers for the X-ray Surveyor mission concept

Simon Bandler, Joseph Adams, James Chervenak, Aaron Datesman, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, Antoine Miniussi, Frederick Porter, John Sadleir, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen Smith, Thomas Stevenson, Nicholas Wakeham, Edward Wassell, Wonsik Yoon, Dan Becker, Douglas Bennett, William Doriese, Joseph Fowler, Johnathan Gard, Gene Hilton, Benjamin Mates, Kelsey Morgan, Carl Reintsema, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Kent Irwin, Sang-Jun Lee, Alexey Vikhlinin

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232156

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Tantalum, Superconductors, Computer aided design, Silver, Matrices, Field effect transistors, Electronics, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Systems and control software for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

E. Switzer, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Das, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, X. Gao, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, S. Knotek, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. Lau, M. Limon, R. Lupton, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, S. Moseley, C. Netterfield, M. Niemack, M. Nolta, L. Page, L. Parker, B. Reid, C. Reintsema, A. Sederberg, J. Sievers, D. Spergel, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, D. Swetz, R. Thornton, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790006

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computing systems, Cameras, Data acquisition, Space telescopes, Sensors, Computer programming, Control systems, Cryogenics, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2008 Paper

The effects of the mechanical performance and alignment of the Atacama Cosmology Telescope on the sensitivity of microwave observations

A. Hincks, P. A. R. Ade, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Denny, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, M. Halpern, P. Hargrave, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, K. Irwin, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. Lau, M. Limon, R. Lupton, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, P. Mauskopf, S. Moseley, C. Netterfield, M. Niemack, M. Nolta, L. Page, L. Parker, A. Sederberg, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, D. Swetz, E. Switzer, R. Thornton, C. Tucker, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70201P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790020

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Solids, Physics, Sensors, Microwave radiation, Planets, Connectors, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

Automated SQUID tuning procedure for kilo-pixel arrays of TES bolometers on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

E. Battistelli, M. Amiri, B. Burger, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, M. Halpern, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, M. Kaul, J. Klein, S. Knotek, J. Lau, M. Limon, T. Marriage, M. Niemack, L. Page, C. Reintsema, S. Staggs, D. Swetz, E. Switzer, R. Thornton, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702028 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789738

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Bolometers, Magnetism, Multiplexing, Space telescopes, Cameras, Multiplexers, Electronics, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

Opto-mechanical design and performance of a compact three-frequency camera for the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

R. Thornton, P. A. R. Ade, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, M. Halpern, P. Hargrave, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, J. Lau, M. Limon, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, P. Mauskopf, S. Moseley, M. Niemack, L. Page, L. Parker, J. Reidel, C. Reintsema, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, D. Swetz, E. Switzer, C. Tucker, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70201R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790078

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Magnetism, Bolometers, Optical filters, Space telescopes, Thermography, Linear filtering, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2008 Paper

Characterization of transition edge sensors for the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

Y. Zhao, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Denny, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, M. Halpern, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, N. Jarosik, J. Klein, J. Lau, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, S. Moseley, M. Niemack, L. Page, L. Parker, A. Sederberg, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, D. Swetz, E. Switzer, R. Thornton, E. Wollack

Proceedings Volume 7020, 70200O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789864

KEYWORDS: Bolometers, Silicon, Data modeling, Sensors, Resistance, Thermal modeling, Cameras, Calcium, Telescopes, Cesium

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Instrument design and characterization of the Millimeter Bolometer Array Camera on the Atacama Cosmology Telescope

D. Swetz, P. A. R. Ade, C. Allen, M. Amiri, J. Appel, E. Battistelli, B. Burger, J. Chervenak, A. Dahlen, S. Das, S. Denny, M. Devlin, S. Dicker, W. Doriese, R. Dünner, T. Essinger-Hileman, R. Fisher, J. Fowler, X. Gao, A. Hajian, M. Halpern, P. Hargrave, M. Hasselfield, G. Hilton, A. Hincks, K. Irwin, N. Jarosik, M. Kaul, J. Klein, S. Knotek, J. Lau, M. Limon, R. Lupton, T. Marriage, K. Martocci, P. Mauskopf, S. Moseley, C. Netterfield, M. Niemack, M. Nolta, L. Page, L. Parker, B. Reid, C. Reintsema, A. Sederberg, N. Sehgal, J. Sievers, D. Spergel, S. Staggs, O. Stryzak, E. Switzer, R. Thornton, C. Tucker, E. Wollack, Y. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7020, 702008 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789876

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cryogenics, Sensors, Receivers, Bolometers, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Physics, Space telescopes, Optical components

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