Aluminium-Palladium Transition Edge Sensors

A superconducting Transition Edge Sensor (TES) can be used to make the most sensitive thermometer which operates in a very narrow temperature range. The thin film bi-layer fabrication details are discussed as well as application in condensed matter physics. These include: measurement of quasi-adiaba...

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Main Author: Persaud, Lauren Margaret
Language:en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3988
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Summary:A superconducting Transition Edge Sensor (TES) can be used to make the most sensitive thermometer which operates in a very narrow temperature range. The thin film bi-layer fabrication details are discussed as well as application in condensed matter physics. These include: measurement of quasi-adiabatic latent heat of superconducting transition, cobalt thermometry and photon detection.