Application and operation of a superconducting sampler based instrumentation system

• Published in: 7th IEEE Conference on Instrumentation and Measurement Technology pp. 255 - 258
• Main Authors: Hanson, E., Shen, Z.-Y.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1990
• Subjects: Bandwidth; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Jitter; MESFETs; Root mean square; Sampling methods; Silicon; Superconducting device noise; Superconducting microwave devices

A superconducting sampler system with a self-triggering mechanism achieved a 70-GHz bandwidth, 5-ps rise time resolution, 20- mu V r.m.s. (root mean square) noise floor, less than 1-ps jitter, and an 8-mV, 70-GHz triggering capability. The sampler was used for studying ion-induced SEU (single-event-...