Quasiparticle Transport in Thick Aluminum Films Coupled to Tungsten Transition Edge Sensors

We have fabricated and characterized test devices of a new geometry for cryogenic dark matter search superconducting sensors. The modified design uses the same photolithography masks used to fabricate earlier-generation devices, but with the Al and W films deposited in reverse order. This inverted f...

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Published in:Journal of low temperature physics 2016-07, Vol.184 (1-2), p.30-37
Main Authors: Yen, J. J., Kreikebaum, J. M., Young, B. A., Cabrera, B., Moffatt, R., Redl, P., Shank, B., Brink, P. L., Cherry, M., Tomada, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Magnetic Materials
Magnetism
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:We have fabricated and characterized test devices of a new geometry for cryogenic dark matter search superconducting sensors. The modified design uses the same photolithography masks used to fabricate earlier-generation devices, but with the Al and W films deposited in reverse order. This inverted film geometry (Al over W instead of our conventional W over Al) offers a simplified and robust way to dramatically increase the thickness of Al energy-collecting fins coupled to thin W-TESs—tungsten-transition edge sensors. Data are presented from experiments with inverted geometry test devices exposed to X-rays from a NaCl fluorescence source. The results are compared to data obtained with similar devices fabricated in the standard, non-inverted geometry.
ISSN:0022-2291
1573-7357
DOI:10.1007/s10909-015-1406-7