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arXiv 0901.3913cond-mat.supr-concond-mat.mes-hallphysics.ins-det
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超导NbN导线单电子探测的高分辨率空间成像

High-resolution spatial mapping of a superconducting NbN wire using single-electron detection

A. Lupascu, A. Emmert, M. Brune, G. Nogues, M. Rosticher, F. -R. Ladan, J. -P. Maneval, J. -C. Villegier

摘要:

作为可见光和红外光子的探测器,超导NbN线最近受到关注。我们目前的实验中,我们使用的NbN线的高效率(40%)检测单电子与千电子伏的能量。我们使用扫描电子显微镜的电子束作为聚焦、稳定和校准的电子源。在导线表面上扫描光束提供了检测效率的图。该图显示了小至150 nm的特征,揭示了线的不均匀性。这种映射方法的固有分辨率优于光学方法,为光子探测器相关的表征工具提供了基础。

英文摘要:

Superconducting NbN wires have recently received attention as detectors for visible and infrared photons. We present experiments in which we use a NbN wire for high-efficiency (40 %) detection of single electrons with keV energy. We use the beam of a scanning electron microscope as a focussed, stable, and calibrated electron source. Scanning the beam over the surface of the wire provides a map of the detection efficiency. This map shows features as small as 150 nm, revealing wire inhomogeneities. The intrinsic resolution of this mapping method, superior to optical methods, provides the basis of a characterization tool relevant for photon detectors.

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