Measurement Of Quasiparticle Transport In Aluminum Films Using Tungsten Transition-Edge Sensors

Autor: Betty A. Young, M. Cherry, Astrid Tomada, B. Shank, J. J. Yen, E. C. Tortorici, Blas Cabrera, John Mark Kreikebaum, P. L. Brink, P. Redl, Robert A. Moffatt
Rok vydání: 2014
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DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1406.7308
Popis: We report new experimental studies to understand the physics of phonon sensors which utilize quasiparticle diffusion in thin aluminum films into tungsten transition-edge-sensors (TESs) operated at 35 mK. We show that basic TES physics and a simple physical model of the overlap region between the W and Al films in our devices enables us to accurately reproduce the experimentally observed pulse shapes from x-rays absorbed in the Al films. We further estimate quasiparticle loss in Al films using a simple diffusion equation approach.
Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, PRAL
Databáze: OpenAIRE