Superconducting nano-stripline detectors (SSLDs) are promising for realizing ideal ion detection in mass spectrometry. We have investigated the ion detection efficiency of a niobium nitride (NbN) SSLD, measuring the bias current dependence of the detection efficiency for Ar + , Ar 2+ , and Ar 3+ ions accelerated by static voltages between 0.5 and 3 kV. The bias current dependence exhibited a distinct plateau in a high bias region and an abrupt reduction at a certain bias current (threshold bias current) that decreased with increasing kinetic energy. It was found that the kinetic energy dependence of the threshold bias current is consistent with a hot-spot model.
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