Superconducting tunnel junction photon detectors: Theory and applications

被引：20

作者：

Friedrich, S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Adv Detector Grp, Livermore, CA 94550 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS | 2008年 / 151卷 / 1-2期

基金：

美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

superconducting tunnel junctions; STJ X-ray detectors; spectrophotometry; S-Cam; X-ray absorption spectroscopy;

D O I：

10.1007/s10909-007-9697-y

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Superconducting tunnel junctions (STJs) are being developed for photon and particle detection because they combine the high energy resolution of low temperature detector technologies with the high count rate capabilities of athermal devices. This makes them attractive sensors for applications in optical astronomy, synchrotron-based material science and biophysics, and plasma diagnostics. This review provides an overview about STJ design, operation and performance, and discusses some of the scientific applications that are currently driving STJ development.

引用

页码：277 / 286

页数：10

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