NONEQUILIBRIUM DYNAMIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SUPERCONDUCTORS - AN EXPLOITABLE BASIS FOR HIGH-ENERGY RESOLUTION X-RAY-DETECTORS

Authors
GULIAN AM VANVECHTEN D
Citation
Am. Gulian et D. Vanvechten, NONEQUILIBRIUM DYNAMIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SUPERCONDUCTORS - AN EXPLOITABLE BASIS FOR HIGH-ENERGY RESOLUTION X-RAY-DETECTORS, Applied physics letters, 67(17), 1995, pp. 2560-2562
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
67
Issue
17
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2560 - 2562
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1995)67:17<2560:NDCOS->2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new design for high-energy radiation/particle detectors is presented . The nonequilibrium response of a superconductor to the absorption of the incident quanta is sensed by electromagnetic measurements of the altered dynamic conductivity. Microwave absorption may be used to ampl ify the signal. Such a detector will provide better energy resolution than semiconducting charge-collection devices once the statistical res olution limit is reached. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.