Abstract
We examined the performance of a single pixel Ti/Au transition-edge sensor (TES) calorimeter for incident X-ray energies of Al-Kα, Cr-Kα, and Fe-Kα, as a function of the TES resistance. We find that the energy resolution does not always degrade with increasing energy. The best energy resolution of 5.7±0.9eV at 6.4keV is obtained, which is possibly even better than the baseline width of 6.5±0.2eV. Assuming that the noise level is determined by the noise spectrum NS(f;R∼R+dR(E)) considering the resistance change of dR(E), instead of NS(f;R) at the operating point, these results may be explained by the fact that the noise decreases at the higher TES resistance. The pulse variation appears to have a minimum at a certain resistance of R+dR(E)≃48mΩ, and the best energy resolution for each line is obtained at such an operating point, respectively. The pulse variation could be enhanced when the fluctuation of the TES sensitivity α is large at R+dR(E).
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