Irwin, K.
, Hilton, G.
, Wollman, D.
and Martinis, J.
(1998),
Thermal-Response Time of Superconducting Transition-Edge Microcalorimeters, Journal of Applied Physics
(Accessed March 13, 2025)
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Thermal-Response Time of Superconducting Transition-Edge Microcalorimeters
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Abstract
We investigate limits on the thermal-response time of supercondcuting transition-edge microcalorimeters. For operation at 0.1 K, we show that the lower limit on the response time of a superconducting transition-edge microcalorimeter is of order 1 5m due to the heat diffusion time, electrical instabilities, the amplifier noise, and the critical current of the superconducting film. The response time is not limited by self-heating effects and is independent of the intended photon energy. However, design constraints associated with the inductance of the bias circuit make it difficult to achieve the fastest response times for devices with heat capacities high enough for x-ray and gamma-ray detection.Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
83
Issue
8
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
microcalorimeter, superconducting, thermal-response
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Created March 31, 1998, Updated October 12, 2021