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An Investigation of the possibility of charged particle detection using tunneling between superconductors Wood, Gordon Harvey
Abstract
A study has been made which demonstrates the feasibility of developing a nuclear particle detector utilizing tunneling between superconductors. For optimum detector performance, temperatures lower than 1.2°K are mandatory. Accordingly, a He⁴ cryostat capable of being modified to a He³ cryostat has been constructed and tested. The detectors, which have been fabricated and tested at 1.4° K, consist of thin aluminum and lead films separated by an insulating layer of aluminum oxide. The d-c tunneling currents have been observed and are found to compare favourably with the results of previous workers. The d-c response of the device to gamma radiation was, as expected, unobservable.
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An Investigation of the possibility of charged particle detection using tunneling between superconductors
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University of British Columbia
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A study has been made which demonstrates the feasibility of developing a nuclear particle detector utilizing tunneling between superconductors.
For optimum detector performance, temperatures lower than 1.2°K are mandatory. Accordingly, a He⁴ cryostat capable of being modified to a He³ cryostat has been constructed and tested.
The detectors, which have been fabricated and tested at 1.4° K, consist of thin aluminum and lead films separated by an insulating layer of aluminum oxide. The d-c tunneling currents have been observed and are found to compare favourably with the results of previous workers.
The d-c response of the device to gamma radiation was, as expected, unobservable.
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eng
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2011-09-13
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0085916
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University of British Columbia
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Graduate
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