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Transition-edge sensor

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A transition-edge sensor or TES is a type of cryogenic energy sensor or cryogenic particle detector that exploits the strongly temperature-dependent resistance of the superconducting phase transition. [1]

24 relations: Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics, Atacama B-Mode Search, Bell test experiments, BICEP and Keck Array, Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor, Cryogenic Dark Matter Search, Cryogenic particle detectors, Electrothermal feedback, Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Index of physics articles (T), James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, List of sensors, Phonon noise, Photon counting, South Pole Telescope, Spider (polarimeter), Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array, Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector, Technological applications of superconductivity, TES, The E and B Experiment, Weakly interacting massive particles.

Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics

The Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics (ATHENA) is a future X-ray telescope of the European Space Agency, under development for launch around 2028.

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Atacama B-Mode Search

The Atacama B-Mode Search (ABS) is an ongoing experiment to test the theory of cosmic inflation and distinguish between inflationary models of the very early universe by making precise measurements of the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

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Bell test experiments

A Bell test experiment or Bell's inequality experiment, also simply a Bell test, is a real-world physics experiment designed to test the theory of quantum mechanics in relation to two other concepts: the principle of locality and Einstein's concept of "local realism".

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BICEP and Keck Array

BICEP (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) and the Keck Array are a series of cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiments.

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Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor

The Cosmology Large Angular Scale Surveyor (CLASS) is an array of microwave telescopes at a high-altitude site in the Atacama Desert of Chile as part of the Parque Astronómico de Atacama.

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Cryogenic Dark Matter Search

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) is a series of experiments designed to directly detect particle dark matter in the form of WIMPs.

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Cryogenic particle detectors

Cryogenic particle detectors operate at very low temperature, typically only a few degrees above absolute zero.

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Electrothermal feedback

In electronics, electrothermal feedback is the interaction of the electric current and the temperature in a device with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance.

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Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano

Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano a.k.a. "Tali", Ph.D., (born 1971) is a physicist and professor at Northwestern University who pioneers the development and application of transition edge sensor (TES) detectors to experiments for detecting dark matter, neutrino interactions, and for X-ray astronomy.

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Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS, EDX, EDXS or XEDS), sometimes called energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) or energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDXMA), is an analytical technique used for the elemental analysis or chemical characterization of a sample.

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Index of physics articles (T)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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James Clerk Maxwell Telescope

The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) is a submillimetre-wavelength telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.

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List of sensors

This is a list of sensors sorted by sensor type.

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Phonon noise

Phonon noise, also known as thermal fluctuation noise, arises from the random exchange of energy between a thermal mass and its surrounding environment.

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Photon counting

Photon counting is a technique in which individual photons are counted using some single-photon detector (SPD).

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South Pole Telescope

The South Pole Telescope (SPT) is a 10 meter (394 in) diameter telescope located at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica.

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Spider (polarimeter)

Spider is a balloon-borne experiment designed to search for primordial gravitational waves imprinted on the cosmic microwave background (CMB).

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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to construct and maintain an airborne observatory.

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Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array

Two instruments known as the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array, or SCUBA, have been used for detecting submillimetre radiation on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in Hawaii.

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Superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

The superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) is a type of near-infrared and optical single-photon detector based on a current-biased superconducting nanowire.

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Technological applications of superconductivity

Some of the technological applications of superconductivity include.

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TES

Tes or TES may refer to.

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The E and B Experiment

The E and B Experiment (EBEX) will measure the cosmic microwave background radiation of a part of the sky during two sub-orbital (high-altitude) balloon flights.

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Weakly interacting massive particles

Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are hypothetical particles that are thought to constitute dark matter.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition-edge_sensor

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