Research activities in the new laboratory of cryogenic detectors

by Angelo Cruciani (ROMA1), Dr Marco Vignati (ROMA1)

Thursday 22 Dec 2016, 14:00 → 16:00 Europe/Rome

Aula Conversi (Dip. di Fisica - Edificio G. Marconi)

We present the research activities in the new laboratory of cryogenic detectors at the Physics Department of Sapienza University. Our aim is to develop a new detector technology for neutrino, dark matter and cosmo physics based on Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs). KIDs consist in resonating and superconducting circuits operated well below the critical temperature, able to sense the Cooper pair breaking induced by an impinging radiation. Their advantage resides in the large number of pixels that can be operated in parallel (multiplexing), in their reproducibility and ease of production. In this seminar we present our applications for Majorana neutrinos and B-mode oscillations produced right after the Big Bang. Finally we will introduce the audience to the laboratory.