Description:

Developments over the last decade have pushed the search for particle dark matter to new frontiers, from just below the proton mass down to the keV-scale lower mass limit for thermally-produced dark matter. At Fermilab, we are pursuing a broad program of technologies to cover this entire mass range and probe well-motivated cosmological models of the early universe. As a key part of this program, we are constructing QUIET, a dedicated, underground quantum sensor test facility, which will be used as part of the Quantum Science Center to deploy quantum detectors in a low-background environment. I will discuss the current state of the field as well as plans to leverage this facility for dark matter detection.

Dr. Daniel Baxter, Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Host: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano