Kavli Affiliate: Tom Melia
| First 5 Authors: Bailey Kohn, Bailey Kohn, , ,
| Summary:
The detection of a single quantum of energy with high efficiency and a low
false positive rate is of considerable scientific interest, from serving as
single quantum sensors of optical and infra-red photons to enabling the direct
detection of low-mass dark matter. We confirm our initial experimental
demonstration of magnetic avalanches induced by scattering of quanta in
single-molecule magnet (SMM) crystals made of Mn$_12$-acetate, establishing
the use of SMMs as particle detectors for the first time. Although the current
setup has an energy threshold in the MeV regime, our results motivate the
exploration of a wide variety of SMMs whose properties could allow for
detection of sub-eV energy depositions.
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