Detecting Light Dark Matter with Kinetic Inductance Detectors
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| author | Gao, Jiansong Hochberg, Yonit Lehmann, Benjamin V. Nam, Sae Woo Szypryt, Paul Vissers, Michael R. Xu, Tao |
| author_facet | Gao, Jiansong Hochberg, Yonit Lehmann, Benjamin V. Nam, Sae Woo Szypryt, Paul Vissers, Michael R. Xu, Tao |
| contents | Superconducting detectors are a promising technology for probing dark matter at extremely low masses, where dark matter interactions are currently unconstrained. Realizing the potential of such detectors requires new readout technologies to achieve the lowest possible thresholds for deposited energy. Here we perform a prototype search for dark matter--electron interactions with kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs), a class of superconducting detector originally designed for infrared astronomy applications. We demonstrate that existing KIDs can achieve effective thresholds as low as 0.2 eV, and we use existing data to set new dark matter constraints. The relative maturity of the technology underlying KIDs means that this platform can be scaled significantly with existing tools, enabling powerful new searches in the coming years. |
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| spellingShingle | Detecting Light Dark Matter with Kinetic Inductance Detectors Gao, Jiansong Hochberg, Yonit Lehmann, Benjamin V. Nam, Sae Woo Szypryt, Paul Vissers, Michael R. Xu, Tao High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors Superconducting detectors are a promising technology for probing dark matter at extremely low masses, where dark matter interactions are currently unconstrained. Realizing the potential of such detectors requires new readout technologies to achieve the lowest possible thresholds for deposited energy. Here we perform a prototype search for dark matter--electron interactions with kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs), a class of superconducting detector originally designed for infrared astronomy applications. We demonstrate that existing KIDs can achieve effective thresholds as low as 0.2 eV, and we use existing data to set new dark matter constraints. The relative maturity of the technology underlying KIDs means that this platform can be scaled significantly with existing tools, enabling powerful new searches in the coming years. |
| title | Detecting Light Dark Matter with Kinetic Inductance Detectors |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.19739 |