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Superconducting tunnel junctions (STJ’s) have attracted much interest as high resolution detectors for nuclear particles. Detection schemes have been implemented where the STJ provides the read-out for particle interactions in the superconducting films which comprise the junction. Alternatively the STJ may provide read-out for particle absorption in a dielectric or superconducting absorber crystal. We give here an overview of current work directed towards understanding the details of the phonon and quasiparticle yields in superconductors, and thus establishing a theoretical basis for the ultimate energy resolution and how it varies from one material to another.
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Goldie, D.J., Booth, N.E., Gaitskell, R.J., Salmon, G. (1992). Particle Detection with Superconducting Tunnel Junctions—Modelling the Non-Equilibrium State Generated by Particle Interactions. In: Koch, H., Lübbig, H. (eds) Superconducting Devices and Their Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 64. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77457-7_83
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