HIGH T-C SUPERCONDUCTOR BOLOMETER WITH RECORD PERFORMANCE

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BRASUNAS, JC [1 ]
LAKEW, B [1 ]
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[1] HUGHES STX CORP,LANHAM,MD 20706
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10.1063/1.111010
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We have used prethinned sapphire substrates to make a YBa2Cu3O7-x thin-film, transition-edge bolometer with peak detectivity of 6x10(9) cm Hz(1/2)/W near 4 Hz and 90 K. This is a new record for high T-c superconductor bolometers, and is comparable to the best detectivity yet achieved for a thermal-type infrared detector with no more than moderate cooling (liquid-nitrogen temperature and above). We discuss some simple improvements which may push the detectivity above 10(10).
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