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 …

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 …

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 …

The Josephson junction as a switching detector of weak signals is investigated in presence
of noise in the frame of rotating pendulum model. The parameter range, where the detection …

Detection of light dark matter, such as axion-like particles, puts stringent requirements on the
efficiency and dark-count rates of microwave-photon detectors. The possibility of operating a …

In recent years, the absence of experimental evidence for searches dedicated to dark matter
has triggered the development of new ideas on the nature of this entity, which manifests at …

A growing interest in the detection of single microwave-photons has been stimulated by the
search for light dark matter, such as Axions and Axion-like particles, together with the fast …

The composition of dark matter is one of the puzzling topics in astrophysics. To address this
issue, several experiments searching for the existence of axions have been designed, built …

The performances of a Josephson junction employed to reveal a train of pulses (a rough
model for single photon detection) are analyzed with a theoretical estimate that exploits an …

The composition of dark matter is one of the puzzling topics in astrophysics. To address this
issue, several experiments searching for the existence of axions have been designed, built …