Cryogenic amplifier with low input-referred voltage noise calibrated by shot noise measurement
- Available Online: 01/01/2018
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Key words:
- cryogenic amplifier /
- shot noise /
- shadow evaporation /
- tunneling junction
Abstract: A low-noise cryogenic amplifier for the bandwidth from 100 kHz to 2 MHz with commercially available components is presented.The amplifier is mounted on the cold finger of our home-made liquid helium dipstick.The input impedance of the amplifier is 2 kΩ.The input-referred voltage noise of the amplifier at approximately 2 MHz is around 1 nV/√Hz.We demonstrate the performance of the amplifier by measuring shot noise on the AI/AIOx/AI tunneling junction with resistance about 17 kΩ at liquid helium temperature.