3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
In-vacuum surface flashover of SiN, AlN, and etched SiO2 thin films at micrometre scales
Vijay Kumar, Martin Siegele-Brown, Matthew Aylett +2
We investigate the surface flashover voltage threshold for SiO, SiN, and AlN thin films over micrometre scale lengths. Furthermore, we test the effects of different etching che…
physics.app-ph2025
Fast-response low power atomic oven for integration into an ion microchip
Vijay Kumar, Martin Siegele-Brown, Parsa Rahimi +3
We present a novel microfabricated neutral atom source for quantum technologies that can be easily integrated onto microchip devices using well-established MEMS fabrication techniq…
quant-ph2021
A scalable helium gas cooling system for trapped-ion applications
Foni R. Lebrun-Gallagher, Nicholas Johnson, Mariam Akhtar +5
Microfabricated ion-trap devices offer a promising pathway towards scalable quantum computing. Research efforts have begun to focus on the engineering challenges associated with de…