Superconducting nanowires detect single protein ions
Date | 3rd, Dec 2023 |
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Source | Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Due to their high energy sensitivity, superconducting nanowire detectors achieve almost 100% quantum efficiency and exceed the detection efficiency of conventional ion detectors at low energies by a factor of up to a 1,000. In contrast to conventional detectors, they can also distinguish macromolecules by their impact energy.