Instruments, Volume 8, Issue 4
2024 December - 12 articles
Cover Story: Transition-edge sensors (TESs) are ultra-sensitive detectors that have helped to revolutionize various fields, from astronomy to quantum computing. These devices exploit the sharp superconducting transition of superconductors, operating at temperatures just above absolute zero to detect faint signals, such as single photons, massive particles or heat. TESs are used to measure the cosmic microwave background, study distant galaxies, and engage in rare-particle experiments. Beyond science, they are enabling advances in quantum information and materials science, and they play a critical role in nuclear safeguarding. We will review the physics underlying TESs and their main applications. View this paper - Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
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