Particle Detection Using Magnetic Avalanches in Single-Molecule Magnet Crystals
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| author | Kohn, Bailey Chen, Hao Mahapatra, Rupak Agnolet, Glenn Borzenets, Ivan Bunting, Philip C. Long, Jeffrey R. Lu, Minjie Melia, Tom Nippe, Michael Pant, Lok Raj Rajendran, Surjeet Schmautz, Anna Sharma, Amis |
| author_facet | Kohn, Bailey Chen, Hao Mahapatra, Rupak Agnolet, Glenn Borzenets, Ivan Bunting, Philip C. Long, Jeffrey R. Lu, Minjie Melia, Tom Nippe, Michael Pant, Lok Raj Rajendran, Surjeet Schmautz, Anna Sharma, Amis |
| contents | The detection of a single quantum of energy with high efficiency and a low false positive rate is of considerable scientific interest, from serving as single quantum sensors of optical and infra-red photons to enabling the direct detection of low-mass dark matter. We confirm our initial experimental demonstration of magnetic avalanches induced by scattering of quanta in single-molecule magnet (SMM) crystals made of Mn$_{12}$-acetate, establishing the use of SMMs as particle detectors for the first time. Although the current setup has an energy threshold in the MeV regime, our results motivate the exploration of a wide variety of SMMs whose properties could allow for detection of sub-eV energy depositions. |
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| spellingShingle | Particle Detection Using Magnetic Avalanches in Single-Molecule Magnet Crystals Kohn, Bailey Chen, Hao Mahapatra, Rupak Agnolet, Glenn Borzenets, Ivan Bunting, Philip C. Long, Jeffrey R. Lu, Minjie Melia, Tom Nippe, Michael Pant, Lok Raj Rajendran, Surjeet Schmautz, Anna Sharma, Amis High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors The detection of a single quantum of energy with high efficiency and a low false positive rate is of considerable scientific interest, from serving as single quantum sensors of optical and infra-red photons to enabling the direct detection of low-mass dark matter. We confirm our initial experimental demonstration of magnetic avalanches induced by scattering of quanta in single-molecule magnet (SMM) crystals made of Mn$_{12}$-acetate, establishing the use of SMMs as particle detectors for the first time. Although the current setup has an energy threshold in the MeV regime, our results motivate the exploration of a wide variety of SMMs whose properties could allow for detection of sub-eV energy depositions. |
| title | Particle Detection Using Magnetic Avalanches in Single-Molecule Magnet Crystals |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.02467 |