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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Stephen M. Carr, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael C. Hamel, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jesse John Bland, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Christian Lew Arrington, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Juan Pedro Mendez Granado, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Patrick Sean Finnegan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A Meissner-Effect Transition-Edge-Sensor (ME-TES) microcalorimeter device may have one or more microcalorimeter elements, each including an absorber body composed of a superconductive element that is arranged to absorb incoming photons or radiative particles. A planar pickup coil substantially surrounds the absorber body and is located within a magnetic sensing distance of the absorber body. Absorption of incoming photons or radiative particles increases the temperature of the superconductive element, resulting in a change in magnetic flux through the superconductive element. This change in magnetic flux induces a transient electric current in the planar pickup coil that may be sensed using a readout circuit. A method is provided for fabricating an ME-TES microcalorimeter device.