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Development of Transition Edge Sensor Gamma-Ray Detectors for Positron-Annihilation-Spectroscopy

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We are beginning development of a Transition Edge Sensor (TES) based gamma-ray detector for use in Coincidence-Doppler-Broadening (CDB) Positron-Annihilation-Spectroscopy (PAS) studies. We are specifically motivated to asses and study damage to nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessels (RPVs) which results from neutron irradiation during reactor operation. In this paper we provide a brief introduction to CDB-PAS and discuss our detector design.

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  1. MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Steven W. Leman

  2. Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

    Hiroyuki Takahashi

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Leman, S.W., Takahashi, H. Development of Transition Edge Sensor Gamma-Ray Detectors for Positron-Annihilation-Spectroscopy. J Low Temp Phys 151, 784–789 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-008-9743-4

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