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Superconducting single-photon detection
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of single-photon detection using superconducting materials as light sensitive apparatus is presented, which is the core of weak light detection, plays key role in the fields of quantum information,physics,biology,chemistry and astronomy.
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Abstract: Single-photon detection,which is the core of weak light detection,plays key role in the fields of quantum information,physics,biology,chemistry and astronomyThe low sensibility and the high dark count rate of traditional single-photon detectors which base on photomultiplier tube or avalanche photodiode limit the improvement of the signal noise ratio and the low counting rate limits the detecting speed and the dynamic rangeHere we review the single-photon detecting technology using superconducting materials as light sensitive apparatusTheir quantum efficiency,dark count rate and counting rate outclass the traditional single-photon detectorTheir appearances certainly will bring a great influence to the subjects relating to the single-photon detection
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Superconducting X-ray detectors
TL;DR: This article reviews superconducting quantum detectors for X-ray detection, including transition-edge sensor (TES), superconducted tunneling junctions (STJs), kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) andsuperconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), and introduces the physical structures, working mechanisms, and device behaviors of these detectors.
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Superconducting X-ray detectors
TL;DR: This article reviews superconducting quantum detectors for X-ray detection, including transition-edge sensor (TES), superconducted tunneling junctions (STJs), kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) andsuperconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), and introduces the physical structures, working mechanisms, and device behaviors of these detectors.