Principles of superheated superconducting granules as a detector for dark matter and neutrinos.
Abstract
The interest in superconducting devices for particle detection is based on the very small quantum energies involved as compared to conventional ionization and semiconductor detectors. The use of superheated superconducting granules (SSG) as a particle detector is reviewed. Physical properties and experimental applications of SSG are discussed. The dynamic responses of the phase transition of superheated superconducting Sn, In, Al and Zn single granules (20 - 50 μm in diameter) due to an applied magnetic field exceeding the superheating threshold are presented. A status report on further experimental development is given.
- Publication:
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Helvetica Physica Acta
- Pub Date:
- July 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993AcHPh..66..441B