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most citedLow Energy Backgrounds and Excess Noise in a Two-Channel Low-Threshold Calorimeter

13 citations · 31 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

physics.ins-det2026

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…

physics.ins-det2026

Single-electron detection in a high-purity Ge device

Antoine Armatol, Corinne Augier, Laurent Bergé +69

High-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors are among the most powerful instruments for gamma ray spectroscopy, combining exceptional energy resolution with large active volumes. Althou…

physics.ins-det2026

Performance of a SuperCDMS HVeV Detector with Sub-eV Energy Resolution and Single Charge-sensitivity

Kyle Kennard, Aditi Pradeep, Mason Buchanan +41

We present a detailed characterization of a new generation of athermal-phonon single-charge sensitive Si HVeV detectors, the best of which achieved 589~meV~~5~meV baseline res…

physics.ins-det2025★ 5 cited

Spontaneous generation of athermal phonon bursts within bulk silicon causing excess noise, low energy background events and quasiparticle poisoning in superconducting sensors

C. L. Chang, Y. -Y. Chang, M. Garcia-Sciveres +25

Solid state phonon detectors used in the search for dark matter and coherent neutrino nucleus interactions (CENS) require excellent energy resolution (eV-scale or below) and low…

physics.ins-det2024★ 13 cited

Low Energy Backgrounds and Excess Noise in a Two-Channel Low-Threshold Calorimeter

Robin Anthony-Petersen, Clarence L. Chang, Yen-Yung Chang +29

We describe observations of low energy excess (LEE) events, background events observed in all light dark matter direct detection calorimeters, and noise in a Transition Edge Sensor…

physics.ins-det2024★ 9 cited

A Transition Edge Sensor Operated in Coincidence with a High Sensitivity Athermal Phonon Sensor for Photon Coupled Rare Event Searches

Roger K. Romani, Yen-Yung Chang, Rupak Mahapatra +6

Experimental searches for axions or dark photons that couple to the standard model photon require photosensors with low noise, broadband sensitivity, and near zero backgrounds. Her…

physics.ins-det2024★ 4 cited

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…

physics.ins-det2024

Exploring Charge Transport Dynamics in a Cryogenic P-Type Germanium Detector

P. Acharya, M. Fritts, D. -M. Mei +3

This study explores the dynamics of charge transport within a cryogenic P-type Ge particle detector, fabricated from a crystal cultivated at the University of South Dakota (USD). B…