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| author | De Dominicis, Francesco Roy, Tanay Mariani, Ambra Bal, Mustafa Bonomo, Camilla Casali, Nicola Colantoni, Ivan Crisa, Francesco Cruciani, Angelo Ferroni, Fernando Helis, Dounia L Pagnanini, Lorenzo Pettinacci, Valerio Pilipenko, Roman Pirro, Stefano Puiu, Andrei Ressa, Alberto Romanenko, Alexander Vignati, Marco Zanten, David v Zhu, Shaojiang Grassellino, Anna Cardani, Laura |
| author_facet | De Dominicis, Francesco Roy, Tanay Mariani, Ambra Bal, Mustafa Bonomo, Camilla Casali, Nicola Colantoni, Ivan Crisa, Francesco Cruciani, Angelo Ferroni, Fernando Helis, Dounia L Pagnanini, Lorenzo Pettinacci, Valerio Pilipenko, Roman Pirro, Stefano Puiu, Andrei Ressa, Alberto Romanenko, Alexander Vignati, Marco Zanten, David v Zhu, Shaojiang Grassellino, Anna Cardani, Laura |
| contents | Superconducting qubits can be sensitive to abrupt energy deposits caused by cosmic rays and ambient radioactivity. While previous studies have explored correlated effects in time and space due to cosmic ray interactions, we present the first direct comparison of a transmon qubit's performance measured at two distinct sites: the above-ground SQMS facility (Fermilab, US) and the deep-underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy). Despite the stark difference in radiation levels, we observe a similar average qubit relaxation time of approximately 80 microseconds at both locations. To further investigate potential radiation-induced events, we employ a fast decay detection protocol, comparing the relative rates of triggered events between the two environments. Although intrinsic noise remains the dominant source of single errors in superconducting qubits, our analysis revealed a significant excess of radiation-induced events for high-coherence transmon qubits operated above-ground. Finally, using $γ$-ray sources with increasing activity levels, we evaluate the qubit response in a controlled low-background environment. |
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| spellingShingle | Evaluating radiation impact on transmon qubits in above and underground facilities De Dominicis, Francesco Roy, Tanay Mariani, Ambra Bal, Mustafa Bonomo, Camilla Casali, Nicola Colantoni, Ivan Crisa, Francesco Cruciani, Angelo Ferroni, Fernando Helis, Dounia L Pagnanini, Lorenzo Pettinacci, Valerio Pilipenko, Roman Pirro, Stefano Puiu, Andrei Ressa, Alberto Romanenko, Alexander Vignati, Marco Zanten, David v Zhu, Shaojiang Grassellino, Anna Cardani, Laura Quantum Physics Superconducting qubits can be sensitive to abrupt energy deposits caused by cosmic rays and ambient radioactivity. While previous studies have explored correlated effects in time and space due to cosmic ray interactions, we present the first direct comparison of a transmon qubit's performance measured at two distinct sites: the above-ground SQMS facility (Fermilab, US) and the deep-underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy). Despite the stark difference in radiation levels, we observe a similar average qubit relaxation time of approximately 80 microseconds at both locations. To further investigate potential radiation-induced events, we employ a fast decay detection protocol, comparing the relative rates of triggered events between the two environments. Although intrinsic noise remains the dominant source of single errors in superconducting qubits, our analysis revealed a significant excess of radiation-induced events for high-coherence transmon qubits operated above-ground. Finally, using $γ$-ray sources with increasing activity levels, we evaluate the qubit response in a controlled low-background environment. |
| title | Evaluating radiation impact on transmon qubits in above and underground facilities |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.18355 |