Abstract
The development of a superconductive detector for simultaneous measurement of energy and arrival time is reported. The detector consists of two superconducting tunnel junctions coupled through a passive network. The first junction operates in the quasi-particle regime and measures the energy absorbed by counting the total charge that tunnels. The second junction uses the DC Josephson effect to act as a fast discriminator for the onset of surplus current in the first junction. The feasibility of the detector is demonstrated through simultaneous time and energy measurements of 6 keV X-rays. A model of the detector is presented and numerical simulations show good correspondence with experimental data.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-43 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 520 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Mar 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Josephson junction
- Non-equilibrium superconductivity
- Radiation detector
- Time discriminator