3 papers
quant-ph2025
Non-equilibrium Dynamics of Two-level Systems directly after Cryogenic Alternating Bias
V. Iaia, E. S. Joseph, S. Im +10
Two-level systems (TLSs) are tunneling states commonly found in amorphous materials that electrically couple to qubits, resonators, and vibrational modes in materials, leading to e…
quant-ph2025
Quasiparticle poisoning of superconducting qubits with active gamma irradiation
C. P. Larson, E. Yelton, K. Dodge +5
When a high-energy particle, such as a -ray or muon, impacts the substrate of a superconducting qubit chip, large numbers of electron-hole pairs and phonons are created. The en…
quant-ph2024
Modeling phonon-mediated quasiparticle poisoning in superconducting qubit arrays
Eric Yelton, Clayton P. Larson, Vito Iaia +8
Correlated errors caused by ionizing radiation impacting superconducting qubit chips are problematic for quantum error correction. Such impacts generate quasiparticle (QP) excitati…