Dark matter direct detection with quantum dots

C Blanco, R Essig, M Fernandez-Serra, H Ramani… - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
We propose using quantum dots as novel targets to probe sub-GeV dark matter-electron
interactions. Quantum dots are nanocrystals of semiconducting material, which are …

Quantum systems for enhanced high energy particle physics detectors

M Doser, E Auffray, FM Brunbauer, I Frank… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Developments in quantum technologies in the last decades have led to a wide range of
applications, but have also resulted in numerous novel approaches to explore the low …

Development of cryogenic detectors for neutrinoless double beta decay searches with CUORE and CUPID

M Beretta, L Pagnanini - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Searching for neutrinoless double beta decay is a top priority in particle and astroparticle
physics, being the most sensitive test of lepton number violation and the only suitable …

Design and characterization of Kerberos: a 48-channel analog pulse processing and data acquisition platform

P King, M Gugiatti, M Carminati… - Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A multi-channel data processing and acquisition system based on an analog ASIC (SFERA)
has been designed and realized. The platform, called Kerberos, is suitable for the readout of …

Colloidal quantum dot-doped optical fibers for scintillation dosimetry

C Whittaker, J Giroux, D Lariviere… - … on Nuclear Science, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a scintillating material, colloidal quantum dots (cQDs) are proving to be a promising
alternative to traditional organic fluorophores used for radiation detection. By varying the …

Passivated SDD-Based Detection Unit to Improve Reliability in Scintillation Detection

L Buonanno, M Carminati, C Fiorini… - 2019 IEEE Nuclear …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The improvement of manufacturing technologies is the key aspect in nuclear science
experiments. In this work we present the results of the development aimed to improve …

Development of Cryogenic Detectors for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Searches

M Beretta, L Pagnanini - 2021 - preprints.org
Searching for neutrinoless double beta decay is a top priority in particle and astroparticle
physics, being the most sensitive test of lepton number violation and the only suitable …

Application and development of scintillation based detectors for the investigation of neutrino physics in double beta decay experiments

M Beretta - 2020 - boa.unimib.it
The research activity during my PhD has been devoted to the application and development
of cryogenic scintillation detectors for the search of neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ). I …