[HTML][HTML] Towards a microwave single-photon counter for searching axions

AL Pankratov, LS Revin, AV Gordeeva… - npj Quantum …, 2022 - nature.com
The major task of detecting axions or axion-like particles has two challenges. On the one
hand, the ultimate sensitivity is required, down to the energy of a single microwave photon of …

Extensive search for axion dark matter over 1 GHz with CAPP's Main Axion eXperiment

S Ahn, JM Kim, BI Ivanov, O Kwon, HS Byun… - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
We report an extensive high-sensitivity search for axion dark matter above 1 GHz at the
Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP). The cavity resonant search …

Switching current distributions in ferromagnetic anomalous Josephson junctions

C Guarcello, FS Bergeret, R Citro - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the switching current distributions of ferromagnetic anomalous Josephson
junctions subjected to a linearly increasing bias current. Our study uncovers a significant …

Lévy noise effects on Josephson junctions

C Guarcello - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2021 - Elsevier
We review three different approaches to investigate the non-equilibrium stochastic dynamics
of a Josephson junction affected by Lévy-distributed current fluctuations. First, we study the …

[HTML][HTML] Approaching microwave photon sensitivity with Al Josephson junctions

AL Pankratov, AV Gordeeva, LS Revin… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2022 - beilstein-journals.org
Here, we experimentally test the applicability of an aluminium Josephson junction of a few
micrometers size as a single photon counter in the microwave frequency range. We have …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled quantum pendula as a possible model for Josephson-junction-based axion detection

R Grimaudo, D Valenti, G Filatrella, B Spagnolo… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The model of two coupled quantum pendula is studied and its suitability to describe
Josephson junctions interacting with axions is analysed. It is shown that some physical …

Josephson-based scheme for the detection of microwave photons

C Guarcello, AS Piedjou Komnang, C Barone… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
We propose a scheme for the detection of microwave-induced photons through a current-
biased Josephson junction, from the point of view of the statistical decision theory. Our …

Analysis of Josephson junctions switching time distributions for the detection of single microwave photons

ASP Komnang, C Guarcello, C Barone, C Gatti… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate an optimal scheme for the detection of single microwave photons by a
Josephson junction through the analysis of its switching times distribution. The proposed …

Modeling of Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifiers

C Guarcello, G Avallone, C Barone… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The recent developments in quantum technologies, as well as advanced detection
experiments, have raised the need to detect extremely weak signals in the microwave …

Josephson-junction-based axion detection through resonant activation

R Grimaudo, D Valenti, B Spagnolo, G Filatrella… - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
We discuss the resonant activation phenomenon on a Josephson junction due to the
coupling of the Josephson system with axions. We show how such an effect can be …