SLAPS: Superconducting Large Area Phonon Sensors

Authors

S. M. Grannan
S. E. Labov
A. E. Lange
Bernard Sadoulet
Betty A. Young, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
J. Emes

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1993

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

We are investigating the use of thin film superconductors with NTD Ge thermistors for collecting phonons over large surface areas (i.e. ≈ few cm2). The SLAPS (Superconducting Large Area Phonon Sensors) technique provides a simple, yet efficient means to increase detector sensitivity to athermal phonons. This increased sensitivity results from the use of novel quasiparticle trapping schemes. Our goal is to incorporate SLAPS technology into the design of cryogenic detectors currently under development for WIMP dark matter and neutrino experiments [1].

Chapter of

Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII

Part of

Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences

Editor

Michael Meissner
Robert O. Pohl

Comments

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, August 3–7, 1992

Recommended Citation

Grannan S.M., Labov S.E., Lange A.E., Sadoulet B., Young B.A., Emes J. (1993) SLAPS: Superconducting Large Area Phonon Sensors. In: Meissner M., Pohl R.O. (eds) Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg