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Modeling of distinguishability of nonsimultaneous two-photon events in micron-width superconducting strips
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2023. Vol. 2872. No. 1. Article 040001.
Superconducting single photon detectors (SSPD or SNSPD) are excellent for detecting single photons. The principle of their operation is based on a local violation of superconductivity as a result of an absorbed photon, the formation of a hot spot with a normal domain, followed by a voltage pulse. Recent studies show that SSPDs based on micron-wide strips can also detect single photons. SSPDs can be used to distinguish between single-photon, two-photon and many-photon events by the amplitude of the voltage pulse if a proper impedance transformer is used, or by the shape of the front edge of the voltage pulse when using high frequency read-out and subsequent pulse shape analysis. However, in all cases it is considered that two photons are absorbed and form hot spots simultaneously. In a real experiment however, two photons have different optical paths and as a consequence a bit different arrival times. In this work, electrothermal simulation of the evolution of two hot spots formed with a time delay is carried out in the two-dimensional case. The possibility of distinguishing two-photon events from single-photon events is estimated for different delay values for different readout schemes.
Zirnik G., Ostovari Moghaddam A., Zhukov S. et al., Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2026 Vol. 37 Article 738
In regards to the advances in InGaZnO for flexible transistors applications, herein for the first time we measure the broadband radio-frequency range (10 Hz to 1 MHz) dielectric permittivity ε′ and electrical conductivity σ of InGaZnO4 nanoparticle layers at different temperatures ranging from 10 to 300 K. The InGaZnO4 nanoparticles prepared by metal–nitrate–glycol gel decomposition method exhibited ...
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Flamarion M. V., Pelinovsky E., Nonlinear Dynamics 2026 Vol. 114 Article 784
In this article, we investigate wave packet and solitary wave dynamics in the Whitham–Ostrovsky (WO) equation. By means of a multiple-scales expansion, we formally derive a nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation governing the envelope evolution.The corresponding modulational stability diagram is then obtained using the Lighthill criterion. We show that sufficiently large values of the low-frequency dispersive term render ...
Added: June 5, 2026
Hazarika A. P., Das A., Das S. K. et al., Physica B: Condensed Matter 2026 Vol. 738 Article 418803
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus, LG-SiO2), horsetail (Equisetum debile, SG-SiO2), and cassava leaves (Manihot esculenta, CL-SiO2) were used to green-synthesize silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs). While LG-SiO2 and SG-SiO2 had strong (101) peaks and a large 22° amorphous peak, XRD of CL-SiO2 verified crystallinity. LG-SiO2 (agglomerated porous), SG-SiO2 (rectangular-cube agglomerates), and CL-SiO2 (flake agglomerates) had different morphologies. The TEM image of LG-SiO2 revealed agglomerated ...
Added: June 4, 2026
Kornbleuth M., Opher M., Drake J. F. et al., Astrophysical Journal 2026 Vol. 1004 No. 1 Article 1
The shape of the heliosphere, regarded as comet-like since the 1960s, has recently been the subject of intense debate in the last decade. There is disagreement as to whether the heliospheric tail extends to ∼10,000 au in a comet-like shape or if it is short (∼400 au) with a split. Energetic neutral atom (ENA) maps from ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Kartsev A., Nishant T., Saswata G. et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Article -
Overheating remains a critical limitation in high-performance electronic and computing systems,
necessitating the development of efficient thermal management fluids. In this work, a magnetically
responsive hybrid ferrofluid was developed by incorporating two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride
(2D-hBN) nanosheets into a Mn–Zn–ferrite-based ferrofluid. The hybrid system retains magnetic
responsiveness while leveraging the high in-plane thermal conductivity and chemical stability of 2D-hBN
nanosheets. ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Fortuna A. S., A.I. Kartsev, Gorshenkov M. V. et al., Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2026 Vol. 1070 Article 188711
The τ-phase in Mn-Al-Ga alloys is a promising candidate for rare-earth-free permanent magnets. This study re-veals that the τ(γ₂)-phase in rapidly quenched Mn55Al36Ga9 ribbons contains a high density of dislocations, which
form antiphase boundaries (APBs). Using transmission electron microscopy and density functional theory, we
demonstrate that Mn atoms at these APBs couple antiferromagnetically. This antiferromagnetic interaction is
identified ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Dikhtievskaya K., Argunov E., Kartsev A. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 17 P. 4999–5004
In this study we revealed the effect of scandium doping on the electronic and superconducting properties of the MgB2 compound. Calculations demonstrate that Sc substitutes for Mg atoms, acting as an electron donor. Mg substitution diminishes the density of states in the σ-band and attenuates the electron–phonon coupling, thereby elucidating the reduction in critical temperature. Simultaneously, ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Duran E. ., Pulgar A., Izquierdo R. et al., Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials 2026 Vol. 223 No. 7 Article e202500942
Ceramic superconductors exhibit remarkable properties, including zero electrical resistance and potent magnetic behavior, operating at temperatures as high as the boiling points of liquid nitrogen (77 K) and liquid hydrogen (20 K). These characteristics position them as key enablers for sustainable technologies spanning electric propulsion, lossless energy transmission, advanced medical imaging, and quantum computation. This review presents ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Borisov V., Danilov V., Электросвязь 2025 № 12 С. 73–84
Представлены результаты математического моделирования процесса полевой эмиссии из катода малых размеров – одного из основных физических процессов, обеспечивающих работы многих электронных устройств, в частности FED-дисплеев (устройства, работающие на принципе полевой эмиссии), кантилеверов и т.д. Дается краткий обзор текущих результатов в области исследования, обосновывается актуальность задачи, приводятся примеры наиболее вероятного использования результатов решения задачи. Обсуждаются физические ...
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Jiang Q., Fang J., Chen J. et al., Science China Information Sciences 2026 Vol. 69 No. 6 Article 162402
Resonators based on nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) using two-dimensional (2D) materials with high-quality factors and excellent electrical control are critical for tunable coherent phonon dynamics, resonant sensors and wireless communications. However, their performance is fundamentally limited by the lack of a unified framework governing energy dissipation mechanisms and their electrical tunability. Here, we synergistically modulate both ...
Added: May 28, 2026
Elesin L., Shilov A., Jana S. et al., Advanced Functional Materials 2026 P. 1–10
Thermoelectric materials, long explored for energy harvesting and thermal sensing, convert heat directly into electrical signals. Extending their application to the terahertz (THz) frequency range opens opportunities for low-noise, bias-free THz detection, yet conventional thermoelectrics lack the sensitivity required for practical devices. Thermoelectric coefficients can be strongly enhanced near van Hove singularities (VHS), though these ...
Added: May 28, 2026
Degtyarev A., Bakhurin S., Yudin N., DSPA 2026 P. 1–6
This paper investigates one possible solution to the problem of self-interference cancellation (SIC) arising in the design of in-band full-duplex (IBFD) communication systems. Self-interference cancellation is performed in the digital domain using multilayer nonlinear models adapted via gradient-based optimization. The presence of local minima and saddle points during the adaptation of multilayer models limits the ...
Added: May 26, 2026
Qian X., Deng Y., Lev N. Shchur et al., Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2026 Vol. 696 Article 131679
We perform a Monte Carlo analysis of the Ising model on many three-dimensional lattices. By means of finite-size scaling we obtain the critical points and determine the scaling dimensions. As expected, the critical exponents agree with the three-dimensional Ising universality class for all models. The irrelevant field, as revealed by the correction-to-scaling amplitudes, appears to ...
Added: May 24, 2026
Melentiev P. N., Калмыков А. С., Гритченко А. С. et al., Успехи физических наук 2024 Т. 194 № 11 С. 1130–1145
Представлен краткий обзор достигнутого уровня оптических методов детектирования единичных молекул в биомедицинских приложениях. Показано, что регистрация флуоресценции единичных молекул красителей, ковалентно связанных с антителами (биомолекулами), совместно с использованием современных методов нанофотоники может быть применена для решения различных задач в биологии и медицине: визуализации биомолекул, токсинов, вирусных частиц, определения ультранизких концентраций аналитов напрямую во взятой пробе, ...
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Antsiferov P.S., Stepanov L.V., Matiukhin N. D., Review of Scientific Instruments 2025 Vol. 96 No. 12 Article 123506
The article presents the discharge plasma based source of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The discharge circuit has been driven by means of stripe line storage with working voltage 10.5 kV. The main feature of the proposed source is that plasma electrons acquire the energy, necessary for the production of multiply charged ions with ionization potentials ...
Added: May 20, 2026
Korneeva Y. P., Dryazgov M. A., Trofimov I. V. et al., Superconductor Science and Technology 2025 Vol. 38 No. 7 Article 075016
This work demonstrates that depositing a thin layer of Mo (5–15 nm) onto a 10 nm thick NbN strip leads to a significant increase in the nonlinearity of the kinetic inductance . Specifically, the change in with increasing current reached 70% in the NbN/Mo bilayer at liquid helium temperature, whereas in the NbN strip, changed by only 10% ...
Added: March 1, 2026
Pavlov I. N., A. I. Lomakin, S. S. Svyatodukh et al., Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 2026 Vol. 39 Article 12
This study investigates the superconducting properties of MoRe films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering with a composite target consisting of 56 at.% Mo and 44 at.% Re on sapphire substrates at room temperature. All films are passivated with a silicon capping layer. The focus of this study is on the thickness dependence of the critical ...
Added: December 24, 2025
Korneeva Y. P., Dryazgov M. A., Porokhov N. V. et al., Superconductor Science and Technology 2024 Vol. 37 No. 10 Article 105009
Wepresent a study of thin-film Mo resistors for NbN electronics operating at cryogenic temperatures. The key step is the 0.5–1.5 keV ion cleaning–activation of NbN before Mo deposition, which allows us to obtain a high-quality Mo/NbN interface. This, together with an additional Al bandage layer in the area of the contact pads, allows us to ...
Added: March 17, 2025
Венедиктов И. О., Kovalyuk V., Ан П. П. et al., Журнал технической физики 2024 Т. 94 № 7 С. 1158–1165
This work presents a superconducting single-photon detector with photon number resolution based on integrated optics on a silicon nitride platform for a wavelength of 914 nm. The detector is based on a space-time multiplexing scheme and consists of a plurality of pixel detectors connected in series by a microstrip line, which acts as a delay ...
Added: September 6, 2024
Goltsman G., Александр С., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 2023 P. 1–5
We investigate dark counts in SNSPD with spatial resolution, using nanostrip-patterned devices with 50 Ohm matched coplanar waveguide - tapers. We found that the dark counts originate from one or several points along the strip, which we call 'weak points'. We found that the dark counts originating from different points can have different dependence of ...
Added: May 7, 2024
Andriyakhina E. S., Apostoloff S., Burmistrov I. S., JETP Letters 2022 Vol. 116 No. 11 P. 825–830
In this paper we study repulsion of a Néel-type skyrmion in a chiral ferromagnetic film from a superconducting Pearl vortex due to the stray fields. Taking into account an effect of the vortex magnetic field on the skyrmion non-perturbatively, we find that the repulsion between them is suppressed with increase in the dimensionless strength of ...
Added: February 6, 2023
Moshkova M., Morozov P., Divochiy A. et al., Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2019 Vol. 1410 No. 1 P. 012139
We present development of large active area superconducting single-photon detectors well coupled with standard 50 µm-core multi-mode fiber. The sensitive area of the SSPD is patterned using the photon-number-resolving design and occupies an area of 40×40 µm2 . Using this approach, we have obtained excellent specifications: system detection efficiency of 47% measured using a 900 ...
Added: December 24, 2019
Moshkova M., Divochiy A., Morozov P. et al., Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 2019 Vol. 36 No. 3 P. B20–B25
The use of improved fabrication technology, highly disordered NbN thin films, and intertwined section topology makes it possible to create high-performance photon-number-resolving superconducting single-photon detectors (PNR SSPDs) that are comparable to conventional single-element SSPDs at the telecom range. The developed four-section PNR SSPD has simultaneously an 86±3%86±3% system detection efficiency, 35 cps dark count rate, ∼2 ns∼2 ns dead time, and maximum ...
Added: January 9, 2019