DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR STJ X-RAY-DETECTORS

Authors
VANVECHTEN D BLAMIRE MG FRITZ GG KIRK ECG SAULNIER G WARBURTON PA WOOD KS ZACHER R
Citation
D. Vanvechten et al., DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR STJ X-RAY-DETECTORS, Journal of low temperature physics, 93(3-4), 1993, pp. 671-676
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of low temperature physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222291
Volume
93
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
671 - 676
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2291(1993)93:3-4<671:DCFSX>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The geometrical shape and layer thicknesses of superconducting tunnel junctions (STJ) influence their suitability as x-ray detectors. Exampl es relating to field biasing are discussed. Two related energy loss me chanisms are also modeled.