3 papers
physics.ins-det2020
Observables for Recoil Identification in High-Definition Gas Time Projection Chambers
Majd Ghrear, Sven E. Vahsen, Cosmin Deaconu
Directional detection of nuclear recoils is broadly desirable in nuclear and particle physics. At low recoil energies, this capability may be used to confirm the cosmological origi…
physics.ins-det2020
CYGNUS: Feasibility of a nuclear recoil observatory with directional sensitivity to dark matter and neutrinos
S. E. Vahsen, C. A. J. O'Hare, W. A. Lynch +16
Now that conventional weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter searches are approaching the neutrino floor, there has been a resurgence of interest in detectors with…
quant-ph2018
Edge Modes and Teleportation in a Topologically Insulating Quantum Wire
Majd Ghrear, Brie Mackovic, Gordon W. Semenoff
We find a simple model of an insulating state of a quantum wire which has a single isolated edge mode. We argue that, when brought to proximity, the edge modes on independent wires…