Control of membrane thermal transport supporting superconducting detetctor development.

Conference · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2009.2019564· OSTI ID:962555

Yefremenko, V; Wang, G; Novosad, V; Datesman, A M; Pearson, J E; Divan, R; Chang, C L; Downes, T P; McMahon, J; Bleem, L; Crites, A T; Meyer, S S; Carlstrom, J E

Because thermal transport determines the dynamic and static operation of bolometric detectors, control of the thermal conductance is critical for the implementation of detectors utilizing superconducting Transition Edge Sensors (TESs). For this reason, we have examined the use of partially perforated membranes for thermal management. This technique preserves the physical integrity of the membrane, and therefore maintains the mechanical robustness of the detector. This paper describes investigations of the thermal transport in trenched membranes.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 962555
• Report Number(s): ANL/MSD/CP-63381; TRN: US200916%%27
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., Vol. 19, Issue 3 ; Jun. 2009; Conference: 2008 Applied Superconductivity Conference; Aug. 17, 2008 - Aug. 22, 2008; Chicago, IL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

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BOLOMETERS
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
MEMBRANES
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
HEAT TRANSFER