Speaker
Dr
Javier Tiffenberg
(Fermilab)
Description
We present the status and prospects of the Sub-Electron Noise Skipper Experimental Instrument (SENSEI) currently operating in the MINOS cavern at Fermilab. SENSEI uses a non-destructive readout technique to achieve stable readout for a thick fully depleted silicon CCD in the far sub-electron regime (∼ 0.05 e- rms/pix). This is the first instrument to achieve discrete sub-electron counting reproducibly over millions of pixels on a stable, large-area detector. This innovative technology has nearly immediate implications for a wide range of scientific disciplines including Dark Matter Direct detection experiments, astronomy and fundamental particle physics.
Primary author
Dr
Javier Tiffenberg
(Fermilab)