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Yamada S, Ichinohe Y, Tatsuno H, Hayakawa R, Suda H, Ohashi T, Ishisaki Y, Uruga T, Sekizawa O, Nitta K, Takahashi Y, Itai T, Suga H, Nagasawa M, Tanaka M, Kurisu M, Hashimoto T, Bennett D, Denison E, Doriese WB, Durkin M, Fowler J, O'Neil G, Morgan K, Schmidt D, Swetz D, Ullom J, Vale L, Okada S, Okumura T, Azuma T, Tamagawa T, Isobe T, Kohjiro S, Noda H, Tanaka K, Taguchi A, Imai Y, Sato K, Hayashi T, Kashiwabara T, Sakata K. Broadband high-energy resolution hard x-ray spectroscopy using transition edge sensors at SPring-8. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:013103. [PMID: 33514202 DOI: 10.1063/5.0020642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
We have succeeded in operating a transition-edge sensor (TES) spectrometer and evaluating its performance at the SPring-8 synchrotron x-ray light source. The TES spectrometer consists of a 240 pixel National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) TES system, and 220 pixels are operated simultaneously with an energy resolution of 4 eV at 6 keV at a rate of ∼1 c/s pixel-1. The tolerance for high count rates is evaluated in terms of energy resolution and live time fraction, leading to an empirical compromise of ∼2 × 103 c/s (all pixels) with an energy resolution of 5 eV at 6 keV. By utilizing the TES's wideband spectroscopic capability, simultaneous multi-element analysis is demonstrated for a standard sample. We conducted x-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) analysis in fluorescence mode using the TES spectrometer. The excellent energy resolution of the TES enabled us to detect weak fluorescence lines from dilute samples and trace elements that have previously been difficult to resolve due to the nearly overlapping emission lines of other dominant elements. The neighboring lines of As Kα and Pb Lα2 of the standard sample were clearly resolved, and the XANES of Pb Lα2 was obtained. Moreover, the x-ray spectrum from the small amount of Fe in aerosols was distinguished from the spectrum of a blank target, which helps us to understand the targets and the environment. These results are the first important step for the application of high resolution TES-based spectroscopy at hard x-ray synchrotron facilities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shinya Yamada
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshima-Ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
| | - Hideyuki Tatsuno
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Ryota Hayakawa
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Hirotaka Suda
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Takaya Ohashi
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Yoshitaka Ishisaki
- Department of Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
| | - Tomoya Uruga
- Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
| | - Oki Sekizawa
- Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
| | - Kiyofumi Nitta
- Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
| | - Yoshio Takahashi
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - Takaaki Itai
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - Hiroki Suga
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - Makoto Nagasawa
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - Masato Tanaka
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
| | - Minako Kurisu
- Earth Surface System Research Center, Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
| | - Tadashi Hashimoto
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
| | - Douglas Bennett
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Ed Denison
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - William Bertrand Doriese
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Malcolm Durkin
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Joseph Fowler
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Galen O'Neil
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Kelsey Morgan
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Dan Schmidt
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Daniel Swetz
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Joel Ullom
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Leila Vale
- Quantum Sensors Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
| | - Shinji Okada
- Engineering Science Laboratory, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
| | - Takuma Okumura
- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Nishina Center, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Device Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
| | - Keigo Tanaka
- College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
| | - Akimichi Taguchi
- College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saitama University, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Saitama University, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
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- Astromaterials Science Research Group (ASRG), Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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- Submarine Resource Research Center, Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Kanagawa 237-0061, Japan
| | - Kohei Sakata
- Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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