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Fast nonequilibrium induction detectors based on thin superconducting films

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A new type of fast detector is proposed. The operation of the detector is based on the change induced in the kinetic inductance of NbN and YBa2Cu3O7−δ superconducting films by nonequilibrium quasiparticles produced by electromagnetic radiation. The speed of a NbN detector is essentially temperature-independent and is less than 1 ps. A model based on the Omen-Scalapino scheme describes well the experimental dependence of the voltage-power sensitivity of a NbN detector on the modulation frequency of the radiation. A low equilibrium quasiparticle density and a high quantum yield give detecting power D*=1012W−1 · cm · Hz1/2 at temperature T=4.2 K and D*=1016 W−1 · cm · Hz1/2 at temperature T=1.6 K. The time constant of the low-temperature YBaCuO induction detector is determined only by the electron-phonon interaction time τ de-ph in the nodal regions.

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    I. G. Gogidze, P. B. Kuminov, A. V. Sergeev, A. I. Elant’ev, E. M. Men’shchikov & E. M. Gershenzon

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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 68, 63–69 (October 1998)

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Gogidze, I.G., Kuminov, P.B., Sergeev, A.V. et al. Fast nonequilibrium induction detectors based on thin superconducting films. Tech. Phys. 43, 1193–1198 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259153

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