TY  - CONF
AU  - Semenov, A.
AU  - Hübers, H-W
AU  - Engel, A.
AU  - Gol’tsman, G.
ED  - Wolf, J.
ED  - Farhoomand, J.
ED  - McCreight, C. R.
PY  - 2002
DA  - 2002//
TI  - Superconducting quantum detector for far infrared astronomy
T2  - Far-IR, Sub-mm & MM Detector Technology Workshop
BT  - Far-IR, Sub-mm & MM Detector Technology Workshop
T3  - NASA CP
SP  - 3
EP  - 49
PB  - NASA
KW  - SQD
AB  - We present the concept of the superconducting quantum detector for astronomy. Response to a single absorbed photon appears due to successive formation of a normal spot and phase-slip-centres in a narrow strip carrying sub-critical supercurrent. The detector simultaneously has a moderate energy resolution and a variable cut-off wavelength depending on both the material used and operation conditions. We simulated performance of the background-limited direct detector having the 100-micrometer cut-off wavelength. Low dark count rate will allow to realise 10-21 W Hz-1/2 noise equivalent power at 4 K background radiation. The detection mechanism provides a moderate 1/20 energy resolution at 50-micrometer wavelength.
UR  - https://elib.dlr.de/18596/
N1  - Volume: 211408
ID  - Semenov_etal2002
ER  -