The entanglement of quantum computing and dark matter searches
Jeter Hall (SNOLAB & Laurentian University)
Séminaire du GCM
Groupe des Couches Minces (Polytechnique, Université de Montréal)
SNOLAB is a laboratory two kilometers underground in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. This laboratory boasts the lowest muon flux of any scientific laboratory. This low muon flux is utilized for a variety of research on quantum computing and the nature of dark matter, which are amongst the highest priority research topics in fundamental and applied physics. New sensors are required for light dark matter searches that extend current capabilities by reducing detector thresholds by three orders of magnitude in energy. The required energy scales overlap with the energy scale of environmental disturbances that limit the performance of low-temperature superconducting circuits, such as superconducting qubits. I will focus on the interplay and alignment of light dark matter searches and cutting-edge superconductor performance. I will close with some ideas on how future experiments can leverage these maturing quantum computing technologies for fundamental physics searches.
