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We recently proposed the idea of a novel sort of superconducting detector, i.e., a current-biased kinetic inductance detector (CB-KID). This detector is different from a current-biased transition edge detector studied previously, and is able to sense a change in kinetic inductance \(L_k\) given by \(L_{k} = \Lambda _{k}l/S = m_{s}l/n_{s}{q_{s}}^{2}S\) (\(\Lambda _{k}\); kinetic inductivity, \(m_s\); mass of Cooper pair, \(n_s\); density of Cooper pairs, \(q_s\); charge of Cooper pair, \(l\); length of device, \(S\); cross sectional area) under a constant dc bias current \(I_b\). In the present work, we first extend this idea to construct a multi-channel CB-KIDs array made of 200-nm-thick MgB\(_2\) thin-film meanderline with 3-\(\upmu \)m thin wire. We succeeded in observing clear signals for imaging from the four-channel CB-KIDs at 4 K by irradiating focused pulsed laser. A scanning laser spot can be achieved by an XYZ piezo-driven stage and an optical fiber with an aspheric focused lens. We can see typical signals from all 4 channels at 4 K, and obtain the positional dependence of the signal as the contour in XY plane. Our CB-KIDs can be used as neutron detectors by utilizing energy released from a nuclear reaction between \(^{10}\)B and cold neutron.
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The authors thank K. Arai, Y. Akita, I. Yagi and H. T. Huy for their assistance in the experiments and former Prof. T. Yotsuya and Prof. S. Noguchi for their helpful discussions. This research is partly supported by a Gant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the MEXT Japan (KAKENHI KIBAN (S), 23226019).
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Yoshioka, N., Narukami, Y., Miyajima, S. et al. Four-Channel Current-Biased Kinetic Inductance Detectors Using MgB\(_2\) Nanowires for Sensing Pulsed Laser Irradiation. J Low Temp Phys 176, 273–278 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-014-1135-3
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