ISSN:
1090-6509
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract This paper describes the design and experimental testing of a high-sensitivity hot-electron bolometer based a film of normal metal, exploiting the Andreev reflection from superconductor boundaries, and cooled with the help of a superconductor-insulator-normal metal junction. At the measured thermal conductivity, G≈6×10−12 W/K, and a time constant of τ=0.2 μs, and a temperature of 300 mK, the estimated noise-equivalent power NEP=5×10−18 W/Hz1/2, assuming that temperature fluctuations are the major source of noise. At a temperature of 100 mK, the thermal conductivity drops to G≈7×10−14 W/K, which yields NEP=2×10−19 W/Hz1/2 at a time constant of τ=5 μs. The microbolometer has been designed to serve as a detector of millimeter and FIR waves in space-based radio telescopes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.558834
