Conveners
Astroparticle Physics: New Scientist (1102 Biosciences Complex)
- Tony Noble
Astroparticle Physics: Theory (1102 Biosciences Complex)
- Aaron Vincent (Queen's University)
-
Ryan Plestid29/07/2026, 09:00
Dark matter direct detection has seen a surge of progress in the mass window of 1 MeV - 1 GeV, however very-light but particle light dark matter remains a stubbornly elusive target. In this talk I will explain a detection strategy using "recoilless" quantum observables that are accessible via interferometry. These observables allow one to access particle-like dark matter all the way down to...
Go to contribution page -
Matt Stukkel29/07/2026, 09:30
Cryogenic (O(mK)) technologies are used for a variety of applications in astroparticle, nuclear, and quantum physics. Through my research I seek to optimize these technologies to measure very faint signals. This includes experiments searching for dark matter (SuperCDMS and COSINUS) and highly forbidden nuclear decays (RAMPS/LUCE). These experiments all utilize similar cryogenic systems but...
Go to contribution page -
Vijay Iyer29/07/2026, 10:001
Ionizing radiation from cosmic rays and terrestrial sources creates non-equilibrium quasiparticles that limit superconducting qubit coherence times. This is a major hurdle for fault-tolerant quantum computing. To isolate and study this decoherence mechanism, the "QUTEbits" collaboration is utilizing the exceptionally low-radiation environment of the Cryogenic Underground TEst facility (CUTE)...
Go to contribution page -
Han Wu (Queen's University, McDonald Institute)29/07/2026, 11:00
-
Andrew Buchanan (Queen's University)29/07/2026, 11:20
-
Udaykaran Madaan (TRIUMF)29/07/2026, 11:40
-
Anupam Ray (Queen's University)
-
Dean Reiter (TRIUMF)