Published April 7, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Design of QET phonon sensors for the CDMS ZIP detectors

Description

The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) ZIP detectors utilize quasiparticle trapping as the mechanism for coupling the energy of a particle interaction in the Ge (or Si) absorber into a tungsten (W) transition edge sensor (TES). Consequently, the dynamics of quasiparticle propagation and loss significantly impact the energy collection and resolution of the detector. This paper describes the considerations necessary in optimizing the detector surface geometry in order to have maximal quasiparticle collection

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S0168900299014011;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
444
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 300-303
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

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Copyright (c) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.