Radiation detector

Abstract

Abstract The radiation detector consists of an element made of a superconducting material (1) and supplied by an electric generator (2) and of means for measuring the resistance of the element (1). <??>The electric generator may, for example, be a constant voltage source. The measuring means consist of a resistor (3) placed in series with the superconducting element (1) and a voltage- measuring device (4) connected across the terminals of the resistor (3). <??>Radiation F has the effect of varying the resistance of the superconducting element (1). As a result, the intensity of the radiation received is deduced from the value of the resistance of the superconducting element (1). <??>Application to the detection of radiation located between the visible wave region and the millimetre wave region. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Pierre Hartemann

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