First measurements of remoTES cryogenic calorimeters: easy-to-fabricate particle detectors for a wide choice of target materials

TL;DR

This paper introduces the first experimental results of remoTES cryogenic calorimeters, a novel TES-based detector design that allows for easy fabrication with a wider range of target materials, enhancing applicability in rare event searches.

Contribution

It presents a new remoTES design enabling TES integration with challenging absorber materials, demonstrated through prototype measurements with improved reproducibility and potential for large-scale applications.

Findings

Achieved energy resolutions of 87.8 eV and 193.5 eV with different absorber materials.

Demonstrated feasibility of using hygroscopic and low-melting-point materials with remoTES.

Enhanced production simplicity and reproducibility for large detector arrays.

Abstract

Low-temperature calorimeters based on a readout via Transition Edge Sensors (TESs) and operated below $100$ mK are well suited for rare event searches with outstanding resolution and low thresholds. We present first experimental results from two detector prototypes using a novel design of the thermometer coupling denoted remoTES, which further extends the applicability of the TES technology by including a wider class of potential absorber materials. In particular, this design facilitates the use of materials whose physical and chemical properties, as e.g. hygroscopicity, low hardness and low melting point, prevent the direct fabrication of the TES onto their surface. This is especially relevant in the context of the COSINUS experiment (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnals seen in Next-Generation Underground Searches), where sodium iodide (NaI) is used as absorber material. With two remoTES prototype detectors operated in an above-ground R&D facility, we achieve energy resolutions of $\sigma=87.8$ eV for a $2.33$ g silicon absorber and $\sigma = 193.5$ eV for a $2.27$ g $\alpha$-TeO$_{2}$ absorber, respectively. RemoTES calorimeters offer - besides the wider choice of absorber materials - a simpler production process combined with a higher reproducibility for large detector arrays and an enhanced radiopurity standard.