DOI: 10.1063/1.113674. An application of electrothermal feedback for high resolution cryogenic particle detection

An application of electrothermal feedback for high resolution cryogenic particle detection

10.1063/1.113674

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Applied Physics Letters (317)

Abstract

A novel type of superconducting transition edge sensor is proposed. In this sensor, the temperature of a superconducting film is held constant by feeding back to its position on the resistive transition edge. Energy deposited in the film is measured by a reduction in the feedback Joule heating. This mode of operation should lead to substantial improvements in resolution, linearity, dynamic range, and count rate. Fundamental resolution limits are below ΔE=√kT2C, which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the thermodynamic limit. This performance is better than any existing technology operating at the same temperature, count rate, and absorber heat capacity. Applications include high resolution x-ray spectrometry, dark matter searches, and neutrino detection.

Bibliography

Irwin, K. D. (1995). An application of electrothermal feedback for high resolution cryogenic particle detection. Applied Physics Letters, 66(15), 1998â2000.

Authors 1

K. D. Irwin (first)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	23 years ago (July 26, 2002, 9:39 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 3:46 a.m.)
Indexed	1 week, 1 day ago (Aug. 12, 2025, 6:08 p.m.)
Issued	30 years, 4 months ago (April 10, 1995)
Published	30 years, 4 months ago (April 10, 1995)
Published Print	30 years, 4 months ago (April 10, 1995)

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BibTeX

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