10 papers
First direct search for light dark matter interactions in a transition-edge sensor
Christina Schwemmbauer, Guy Daniel Hadas, Yonit Hochberg +9
We propose the use of transition-edge sensor (TES) single-photon detectors as a simultaneous target and sensor for direct dark matter searches, and report results from the first se…
Probing Dark Matter-Electron Interactions with Superconducting Qubits
Yonit Hochberg, Majed Khalaf, Noah Kurinsky +2
Quantum device measurements are powerful tools to probe dark matter interactions. Among these, transmon qubits stand out for their ability to suppress external noise while remainin…
First Sub-MeV Dark Matter Search with the QROCODILE Experiment Using Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors
Laura Baudis, Alexander Bismark, Noah Brugger +15
We present the first results from the Quantum Resolution-Optimized Cryogenic Observatory for Dark matter Incident at Low Energy (QROCODILE). The QROCODILE experiment uses a microwi…
Determining (All) Dark Matter-Electron Scattering Rates From Material Properties
Yonit Hochberg, Majed Khalaf, Alessandro Lenoci +1
We show that the scattering rate for any dark matter (DM) interaction with electrons in any target is proportional to several measurable material properties, encapsulated by a sing…
Constraints on axion-like dark matter from a SERF comagnetometer
Itay M. Bloch, Roy Shaham, Yonit Hochberg +3
Ultralight axion-like particles are well-motivated relics that might compose the cosmological dark matter and source anomalous time-dependent magnetic fields. We report on terrestr…
Inelastically Decoupling Dark Matter
Ronny Frumkin, Yonit Hochberg, Eric Kuflik +1
We present a new dark matter candidate, the `inELastically DEcoupling Relic' (iELDER), which is a cold thermal relic whose abundance is determined by the freeze out of its inelasti…