I claim: 1. A particle calorimeter functioning to measure the energy of a particle comprising: a particle absorber layer superimposed upon a base layer thereby providing an efficient heat transfer between the absorber and base layers; said particle absorber layer further comprising a composition selected from the group consisting of normal metals, insulators, semi-metals, and super-conductors; a means for measuring a temperature change in the base layer, wherein the temperature change functions to detect the particle energy striking the particle absorber layer; said base layer further comprising a composition selected from the group consisting of normal metals not in a superconducting state; said particle calorimeter having an ambient environment comprising a cryogenic temperature; and said base layer further comprising a means for providing a weak thermal contact with a super cold substrate, functioning to enable the base layer to react to minute temperature changes to incoming particles. 2. The particle calorimeter of claim 1, wherein the means for providing a weak thermal contact further comprise a thinning of the super cold substrate into a membrane beneath the base and particle absorber layers. 3. The particle calorimeter of claim 2 wherein the membrane further comprises a composition of silicon nitride having a thickness of 0.1 to 1 micron. 4. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 further comprising a first superconducting lead D connected to the base layer, thereby forming a superconductor-normal metal (SN) contact, functioning to thermally insulate the base layer while allowing electrical contact through the first superconducting lead. 5. The particle calorimeter of claim 4 wherein the means for measuring a temperature change in the base further comprises a second superconducting lead E superimposed beneath an insulating layer which insulating layer is superimposed beneath the base layer, thereby forming a normal metal-insulator superconductor (NIS) junction which generates a current in proportion to the temperature change in the base. 6. The particle calorimeter of claim 5 further comprising a normal metal lead forming a normal metal-superconductor (NS) junction with the second superconducting lead of the NIS junction, functioning to absorb the heat of quasi particles produced at the NIS junction away from the absorber, base layer and superconducting lead. 7. The particle calorimeter of claim 5 further comprising a SQUID functioning to measure the current generated by the NIS junction. 8. The particle calorimeter of claim 5 further comprising a plurality of NIS junction(s) each superimposed beneath the insulating layer and each generating a current, thereby enabling a calculation of a strike position on the absorber and a total energy calculation of the particle. 9. A particle calorimeter of claim 5, wherein said NIS junction further comprises a refrigeration means for the base layer functioning to transmit hot electrons from the base layer through the NIS junction. 10. The particle calorimeter of claim 4 further comprising a second SN contact, wherein a calibrating pulse of heat can be obtained by creating a current with zero average flowing through the two SN contacts and the base layer. 11. The particle calorimeter of claim 4 wherein the means for measuring temperature change in the base layer further comprises a second superconducting lead operating at a superconducting - non-superconducting transition temperature. 12. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 wherein the cryogenic temperature further comprises a temperature in the range of 0.01 kelvin to 1 kelvin. 13. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 wherein the particle further comprises an x-ray photon and wherein the absorber layer further comprises a thickness of approximately 0.25 to 10 microns, and an area of approximately 1 mm.sup.2. 14. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 wherein the particle further comprises an x-ray photon and wherein the base layer further comprises a thickness of 0.02-0.1 micron, and an area of approximately 1 mm.sup.2. 15. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 wherein the base layer further comprises ridges functioning to conduct heat faster without greatly increasing heat capacity. 16. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 wherein the particle absorber layer further comprises a thickness ranging from 0.001 micron to 50 microns, thereby enabling the measurement of a particle energy level ranging from 0.1 eV to >20 Kev. 17. The particle calorimeter of claim 1 further comprising a means for determining a strike position of a particle by measuring a shape of the temperature change versus a time function, wherein time signatures of the temperature change function to yield position and total energy of the particle. 18. A method of measuring the energy and a strike position of a particle comprising: superimposing a particle absorber layer upon a base layer thereby providing an efficient heat transfer between the absorber and base layers; said particle absorber layer further comprising a composition selected from the group consisting of normal metals, insulators, semi-metals, and super-conductors; measuring a temperature change in the base layer, wherein the temperature change functions to detect the particle energy striking the particle absorber layer; said base layer further comprising a composition selected from the group consisting of normal metals not in a superconducting state; placing said particle calorimeter in an ambient environment comprising a cryogenic temperature; said base layer further comprising a means for providing a weak thermal contact with a super cold substrate, functioning to enable the base layer to react to minute temperature changes to incoming particles; and determining a strike position of a particle by measuring a shape of the temperature change versus a time function, wherein time signatures of a temperature change function to yield position and total energy data.