Modeling and Characterization of TES-Based Detectors for the Ricochet Experiment

Journal Article · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2024 · Journal of Low Temperature Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-024-03087-0· OSTI ID:2500340

Chang, C. L.; Lisovenko, M.; Wang, G.; Yefremenko, V. G.; Zhang, J.; Chen, R.; Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Bratrud, G.; Chaplinsky, L.; Cudmore, E.; Van De Pontseele, W.; Formaggio, J. A.; Harrington, P.; Hertel, S. A.; Hong, Z.; Kennard, K. T.; Li, M.; Mateo, L. O.; Mayer, D. W.; Novati, V. ; Patel, P. K.; Pinckney, H. D.; Raha, N.; Reyes, F. C.; Rodriguez, A.; Schmidt, B.; Stachurska, J.; Veihmeyer, C.; Winslow, L.

Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE nu NS) offers a valuable approach in searching for physics beyond the standard model. The Ricochet experiment aims to perform a precision measurement of the CE nu NS spectrum at the Institut Laue-Langevin nuclear reactor with cryogenic solid-state detectors. The experiment plans to employ an array of cryogenic thermal detectors, each with a mass of around 30 g and an energy threshold of below 100 eV. The array includes nine detectors read out by transition-edge sensors (TES). These TES-based detectors will also serve as demonstrators for future neutrino experiments with thousands of detectors. In this article, we present an update on the characterization and modeling of a prototype TES detector.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science - Office of High Energy Physics; USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Heising-Simons Foundation; USDOE Office of Science; National Science Foundation (NSF)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 2500340
• Journal Information: Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Journal Issue: 3-4 Vol. 215; ISSN 0022-2291
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English