Gamma-ray superconducting detector based on Abrikosov vortices: Principle of operation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Lisitskiy, M P ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRIKOSOV VORTICES; ATOMIC NUMBERS; DAMPED VIBRATIONS; DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RANGES; GAMMA RAY DETECTOR; GAMMA-RAY PHOTONS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HOT SPOT; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; JOSEPHSON TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; JOSEPHSON TUNNELING; MAGNETIC FIELD VARIATIONS; MATERIAL THICKNESS; OPERATION MODE; PHOTOELECTRIC ABSORPTION; PINNING CENTER; SOLID STATE DETECTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING DETECTOR; SUPERCONDUCTING ELEMENTS; SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE; VORTEX MOTION; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ATOMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NIOBIUM; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SQUIDS; STARS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TANTALUM; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 71749118152     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3236662     Document Type: Article

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