Conveners
Session
- Francesco Pandolfi (INFN Rome)
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Björn Penning12/05/2026, 11:35
The TESSERACT project will search for sub-GeV dark matter via multiple complementary advanced, ultra-sensitive phonon detectors, sensitive to nuclear-type, electron-type, and dark photon-type DM interactions, using three detector technologies: superfluid helium, polar crystals (GaAs and sapphire), and germanium/silicon bolometers. Those detectors will share Transition Edge Sensors (TES) for...
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Chiara Capelli (University of Zurich)12/05/2026, 12:00
The QROCODILE (Quantum Resolution-Optimized Cryogenic Observatory for Dark matter Incident at Low Energy) experiment uses superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) to search for scattering and absorption of dark matter (DM) candidates with masses as low as 30 keV. We conducted a first measurement at the University of Zurich with a WSi SNSPD placed on a Si/SiO2 substrate, and we...
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Karl Berggren12/05/2026, 12:25
Superconducting nanostrips are well-established as a device technology for quantum sensing, having found use in fields as diverse as deep-space communication, LIDAR, and quantum cryptography. However, these applications generally take advantage of the exceptional timing resolution and fast reset time of these devices. In contrast, for dark matter detection, the exceptionally low dark-count...
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Francesco Giazotto (NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze - CNR & Scuola Normale Superiore)12/05/2026, 12:50
Detecting extremely weak electromagnetic signals is a central challenge in quantum technologies and fundamental physics, especially in searches for dark matter candidates such as axions. We present a new detection scheme [1] based on passive superconducting thermoelectric single-photon detectors (TEDs), which use bipolar thermoelectric effects in tunnel junctions between superconductors with...
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