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Title: Quasiparticle Self-Recombination in Double STJs Strip X-ray Detectors

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292379· OSTI ID:21325813
 [1];  [2]
  1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 GSP-1, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  2. Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)

The quasiparticle self-recombination was considered in the frame of 2D diffusion model of the strip X-ray detectors. The detector consists of a long superconducting strip, which is ended by the trapping layers and superconducting tunnel junctions at each end. The model takes into account the 2D-diffusion of the excess quasiparticles, quasiparticle trapping at the tunnel junctions and quasiparticle losses in the volume of the strip and at the strip boundaries. Self-recombination was described by a quadratic term. As the analytical solution is absent, the numeric calculations were carried out. It has been shown that the self-recombination as well as quasiparticle losses at the strip boundaries caused the dependence of the signals on the photon absorption site in transverse direction. The latter worsens the energy resolution and transforms the spectral line of the detector to nongaussian shape.

OSTI ID:
21325813
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1185, Issue 1; Conference: LTD13: 13. international workshop on low temperature detectors, Stanford, CA (United States), 20-24 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3292379; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English