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Improved aluminum film transport properties and enhanced TES response in athermal phonon detectors: implications for quasiparticle dynamics
Mahdi Mirzakhani, Keith Hunter, Rupak Mahapatra +1
Our detectors for Dark Matter and Coherent Elastic Neutrino--Nucleus Scattering (CENS) use photolithographically patterned superconducting athermal phonon sensors that are coupl…
Characterization of a CsI(Tl) Scintillator Coupled to a SiPM at Cryogenic Temperatures
M. Mirzakhani, R. Mahapatra, M. Platt
We report on the scintillation characterization of a 1 cm^3 CsI(Tl) crystal coupled to a 6 x 6 mm^2 SiPM read out with a custom transimpedance amplifier at cryogenic temperatures.…
CENS Search with Cryogenic Sapphire Detectors at MINER: Results from the TRIGA reactor data and Future Sensitivity at HFIR
D. Mondal, W. Baker, M. Chaudhuri +20
We report on a search for coherent elastic neutrino--nucleus scattering (CENS) using cryogenic sapphire (AlO) detectors deployed at the Mitchell Institute Neutrino Exper…
Search for dark matter Particles via Invisible Decays in Sc Nuclear Cascades with a CsI(Tl) Detector
Sharada Sahoo, Jing-han Chen, Mahdi Mirzakhani +3
Dark matter remains one of the most compelling open problems in modern physics, motivating experimental searches for new light, weakly coupled particles beyond the Standard Model.…
A GEANT4-Based Simulation of Directional Neutron Detectors Using Liquid Scintillators and Boron Carbide Moderators
J. -H. Chen, M. Mirzakhani, R. Mahapatra +1
We present a simulation-based study of a compact directional neutron detector composed of liquid scintillator, Cesium Iodide, with boron carbide (B4C) moderation, and silicon photo…
MINER Reactor Based Search for Axion-Like Particles Using Sapphire (Al2O3) Detectors
M. Mirzakhani, W. Baker, M. Chaudhuri +20
The absence of definitive results for WIMP dark matter has sparked growing interest in alternative dark matter candidates, such as axions and Axion-Like Particles (ALPs), which als…
Germanium and Silicon Detectors for WIMP Searches: Key Experimental Insights
M. Mirzakhani, S. Maludze
Dark matter plays a crucial role in our comprehension of the universe, but its mysterious nature poses challenges for direct detection. A primary obstacle in detecting dark matter…
Reactor-based Search for Axion-Like Particles using CsI(Tl) Detector
S. Sahoo, S. Verma, M. Mirzakhani +5
The absence of conclusive signals in weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) searches has motivated increased interest in alternative dark matter candidates such as axions and a…
Light Dark Matter Constraints from SuperCDMS HVeV Detectors Operated Underground with an Anticoincidence Event Selection
SuperCDMS Collaboration, M. F. Albakry, I. Alkhatib +139
This article presents constraints on dark-matter-electron interactions obtained from the first underground data-taking campaign with multiple SuperCDMS HVeV detectors operated in t…
Measurement of Low Energy Nuclear Recoil Events with the phonon-mediated Voltage-Assisted Hybrid Detector for Rare Event Searches
Sandro Maludze, Mahdi Mirzakhani, William Baker +7
The phonon-mediated hybrid detector is made out of a monolithic silicon crystal characterized by two interconnected regions linked through a narrow neck. Operating solely on phonon…