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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346862303321

Autore

Stockhausen Axel

Titolo

Optimization of Hot-Electron Bolometers for THz Radiation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

KIT Scientific Publishing, 2013

ISBN

1000035742

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 127 p. p.)

Collana

Karlsruher Schriftenreihe zur Supraleitung / Hrsg. Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Noe, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. M. Siegel

Soggetti

Technology: general issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Hot-electron bolometers are fast and low noise radiation detectors which can be used for many different applications. The aim of this work was to optimize the fabrication process of hot-electron bolometers and gain a deeper understanding of the underlying processes. To achieve this, the fabrication of the superconducting thin films was optimized and the superconducting properties of the films were analyzed. Detectors fabricated using the results showed a record value for the noise temperature.