Development of a dark matter detector using series arrays of superconducting tunnel junctions
| Autor: | C Höss, T.J Giles, Lawrence Angrave, E. Esposito, E.P. Houwman, M. J. J. van den Putte, G.L. Salmon, R. J. Gaitskell, N.E. Booth, S Wänninger |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Physics Superconductivity Nuclear and High Energy Physics Fabrication Condensed matter physics business.industry Phonon Dark matter Detector law.invention law Condensed Matter::Superconductivity Weakly interacting massive particles Optoelectronics Photolithography business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 370:31-33 |
| ISSN: | 0168-9002 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0168-9002(95)01038-6 |
| Popis: | We are developing a dark matter detector for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using Series Arrays of Superconducting Tunnel Junctions (SASTJs) to read out phonon signals from absorber crystals. We discuss the factors which have determined the choice of our detector scheme. As an improvement over previously produced SASTJs using a shadow mask technique, a new fabrication process of high-quality Al/Al-oxide/Al junctions and SASTJs is being developed using photolithography to define the structures. The processing and the electrical characterisation of the first devices produced in this way are described |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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