Temperature dependence of a superconducting tunnel junction x-ray detector

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Hiller ◽  
Simon E. Labov ◽  
Carl A. Mears ◽  
Andrew T. Barfknecht ◽  
Matthias A. Frank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Tunnel Junction ◽  
Superconducting Tunnel Junction ◽  
X Ray

Annular superconducting tunnel junction detectors: Experimental results under X-ray illumination

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Frunzio ◽  
I. V. Vernik ◽  
L. Li ◽  
M. P. Lisitskii ◽  
C. Nappi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tunnel Junction ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Superconducting Tunnel Junction ◽  
X Ray

X-Ray Detection Using Superconducting Tunnel Junction Shaped Normal-Distribution-Function

2007 ◽  
Vol E90-C (3) ◽  
pp. 566-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. TAINO ◽  
T. NISHIHARA ◽  
K. HOSHINO ◽  
H. MYOREN ◽  
H. SATO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Tunnel Junction ◽  
Superconducting Tunnel Junction ◽  
Normal Distribution Function ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Superconducting Tunnel Junction Array Development for High-Resolution Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 616-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Friedrich ◽  
C.A. Mears ◽  
B. Nideröst ◽  
L.J. Hiller ◽  
M. Frank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Resolution ◽  
Tunnel Junction ◽  
Count Rate ◽  
Energy Dispersive ◽  
Superconducting Tunnel Junction ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Detector Arrays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Junction Array ◽  
Stj Detector

Cryogenic energy-dispersive X-ray detectors are being developed because of their superior energy resolution (10 eV FWHM for keV X-rays) compared to that achieved in semiconductor energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) systems. So far, their range of application is limited because of their comparably small size and low count rate. We present data on the development of superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) detector arrays to address both of these issues. A single STJ detector has a resolution of around 10 eV below 1 keV and can be operated at count rates of the order 10,000 counts/sec. We show that the simultaneous operation of several STJ detectors does not dimish their energy resolution significantly, and it increases the detector area and the maximum count rate by a factor given by the total number of independent channels.

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