%0 Journal Article
%T Hot-electron effect in superconductors and its applications for radiation sensors
%A Semenov, Alexei D.
%A Gol'tsman, Gregory N.
%A Sobolewski, Roman
%J Superconductor Science and Technology
%D 2002
%V 15
%N 4
%@ 0953-2048
%F Semenov_etal2002
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%X The paper reviews the main aspects of nonequilibrium hot-electron phenomena in superconductors and various theoretical models developed to describe the hot-electron effect. We discuss implementation of the hot-electron avalanche mechanism in superconducting radiation sensors and present the most successful practical devices, such as terahertz mixers and direct intensity detectors, for far-infrared radiation. Our presentation also includes the novel approach to hot-electron quantum detection implemented in superconducting x-ray to optical photon counters.
%K HEB
%K SSPD
%R 10.1088/0953-2048/15/4/201
%U http://stacks.iop.org/0953-2048/15/i=4/a=201?key=crossref.3f6862b00ab39140bddfdc0258f69a10
%U https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/15/4/201
%P R1-R16