May 13–15, 2025
TRIUMF
America/Vancouver timezone

BeEST@PNNL: Current Status and Plans

May 14, 2025, 11:35 a.m.
20m
Auditorium (TRIUMF)

Auditorium

TRIUMF

4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3

Speaker

Francisco Ponce (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Description

Phase IV of the BeEST experiment requires continuous stable operation of the STJ sensor arrays for 100+ days. This requires transitioning into a dilution refrigerator which will bring new systematics and additional opportunities to deploy recent capabilities demonstrated at LLNL. In this presentation, we will cover the status of STJ sensor operations at PNNL and outline potential areas of improvement.

Author

Francisco Ponce (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Presentation materials