The Magnetically Tuned Transition-Edge Sensor

Sadleir, John E.; Lee, Sang-Jun; Smith, Stephen J.; Bandler, Simon; Chervenak, James; Kilbourne, Caroline A.; Finkbeiner, Fred M.; Kelley, Richard L.; Adams, Joseph S.; Eckart, Megan E.; Busch, Sarah; Porst, Jan-Patrick

NASA NTRS · 20140017789

The Magnetically Tuned Transition-Edge Sensor

Sadleir, John E.·Lee, Sang-Jun·Smith, Stephen J.·Bandler, Simon·Chervenak, James·Kilbourne, Caroline A.·Finkbeiner, Fred M.·Kelley, Richard L.·Adams, Joseph S.·Eckart, Megan E.·Busch, Sarah·Porst, Jan-Patrick

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Here we present our latest results on a magnetically tuned transition-edge sensor (MTES).

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Sadleir, John E., Lee, Sang-Jun, Smith, Stephen J., Bandler, Simon, Chervenak, James, Kilbourne, Caroline A., Finkbeiner, Fred M., Kelley, Richard L., Adams, Joseph S., Eckart, Megan E., Busch, Sarah, Porst, Jan-Patrick. 2013-06-24. The Magnetically Tuned Transition-Edge Sensor. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140017789

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