Superconducting tunnel junctions as photon counting detectors in the infrared to the ultraviolet

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Verhoeve, P. [1 ]
Rando, N. [1 ]
Peacock, A. [1 ]
van Dordrecht, A. [1 ]
Poelaert, A. [1 ]
Goldie, D.J. [1 ]
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[1] Space Science Dep of the European, Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity | 1997年 / 7卷 / 2 pt 3期
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Infrared radiation - Optical resolving power - Particle detectors - Photons - Radiation counters - Tunnel junctions - Ultraviolet radiation;
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Photon counting experiments with Ta/Al superconducting tunnel junctions are presented. Single photon detection is demonstrated in the wavelength range λ = 200-2000 nm with a resolving power λ/Δλ = 22-4. The response of the detector shows good linearity with photon energy.
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