DEVELOPMENTS IN SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNEL JUNCTION DETECTORS

被引:17
作者
KURAKADO, M
机构
[1] Advanced Material and Technology Research Laboratories, Nippon Steel Corporation, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 211
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10.1016/0168-9002(92)90968-A
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Superconducting tunnel junctions (STJs) have a large possibility of being utilized as radiation detectors of ultrahigh energy resolution. In fact, Sn/SnOx/Sn junctions as X-ray detectors have already shown about three times higher energy resolution than Si detectors. Recently, in addition to Sn junctions. studies of new-type STJ detectors are in progress. Research into STJ detectors, including our recent studies on Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb junctions with a single crystal Nb film and on series-connected STJ detectors, are briefly reviewed.
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