Ben Mazin (UCSB) Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Astrophysics, Biophysics, and Dark Matter Detection

Wednesday 27 Oct 2021, 12:00 → 13:00 US/Pacific

zoom link https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/97341258188

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 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. 

Short bio:  https://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~bmazin/people/faculty-and-staff.html