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Direct Measurement of the Electron Energy Relaxation Dynamics in Metallic Wires
We present measurements of the dynamical response of thermal noise to an ac excitation in conductors at low temperature. From the frequency dependence of this response function---the (noise) thermal impedance---in the range 1 kHz--1 GHz we obtain direct determinations of the inelastic relaxation times relevant in metallic wires at low …