RADIATION-INDUCED HOT-SPOTS IN SUPERCONDUCTING SN STRIPS

被引:7
作者
SCHERSCHEL, MA
HAGEN, CW
ZEHNDER, A
ZHAO, SP
OTT, HR
机构
[1] PAUL SCHERRER INST,CH-5232 VILLIGEN,SWITZERLAND
[2] BALZERS AG,FL-9496 BALZERS,LIECHTENSTEIN
来源
PHYSICA C | 1992年 / 193卷 / 3-4期
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10.1016/0921-4534(92)90727-T
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
The thermal propagation of hot spots in superconducting strips was investigated. Thin Sn strips were irradiated with 5.5 MeV alpha-particles and the rise times of the detected voltage pulses were measured for various bias currents and temperatures. The results are discussed and compared to numerical simulations of thermal propagation of hot spots in superconductors. It is shown that superconducting strip detectors may serve as position-sensitive radiation detectors.
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页码:264 / 272
页数:9
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