Theoretical modelling of optical and X-ray photon counting kinetic inductance detectors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5499, Issue , 2004, Pages 348-359

  Vardulakis, George A ^a   Withington, Stafford ^a   Goldie, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detectors; KID; Kinetic Inductance; Multiplex; Spectroscopy; STJ; Superconducting; TES

Indexed keywords

INDUCTANCE; MULTIPLEXING; PHOTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

KINETIC INDUCTANCE; KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTORS (KID); QUASIPARTICLES; STJ; SUPERCONDUCTING; TES; X-RAY WAVELENGTHS;

DETECTORS;

EID: 12744263376     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.550901     Document Type: Conference Paper

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