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The Practice of Pulse Processing.

J W Fowler¹, B K Alpert¹, W B Doriese¹

¹National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA.

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

|March 22, 2024

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Careful pulse analysis and systematic error corrections are crucial for maximizing the performance of x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometers. Implementing these steps ensures optimal energy resolution and accurate data for scientific research.

Keywords:

Microcalorimeters pulse analysis x-ray pulses

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Background:

X-ray microcalorimeters offer excellent intrinsic energy resolution.
Achieving this resolution in practice requires sophisticated data analysis and error correction.
Systematic errors can degrade the performance of microcalorimeter spectrometers.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe an essential pulse-analysis pipeline for x-ray microcalorimeter data.
To detail methods for reducing systematic gain variation.
To address the dependence of pulse height on pulse arrival time.

Main Methods:

Development of a statistically near-optimal pulse analysis pipeline.
Implementation of correction steps for systematic errors.
Techniques to minimize gain variation and timing-dependent artifacts.

Main Results:

The described pipeline effectively handles complex x-ray microcalorimeter data.
Systematic gain variations are significantly reduced.
The dependence of filtered pulse heights on arrival time is mitigated.

Conclusions:

The developed pulse analysis pipeline is essential for optimal microcalorimeter performance.
These methods are critical for obtaining high-quality results from x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometers.
Accurate data analysis is key to leveraging the full potential of microcalorimeter technology.