[HEX-HET] Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Astrophysics, Biophysics, and Dark Matter Detection
Date and Time
Location
Broida 3302
Ben Mazin [UCSB]
Title: Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Astrophysics, Biophysics, and
Dark Matter Detection
Dark Matter Detection
Abstract: Optical and near-IR Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors, or MKIDs, are
superconducting detectors that can tell you the energy and arrival time of each individual
photon without false counts. In this talk I will discuss the recent progress my group has made
on improving MKID spectral resolution to R>30 and fielding them at some of the largest
telescopes in the world. I will also discuss our efforts to broaden the scientific relevance of
these detectors to other fields, including biological microscopy and dark matter detection.
