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53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A (SLAC)

53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

SLAC

2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
65
Alex Droster (Stanford University), Hannah Magoon (Stanford University), Jenny Smith (SLAC), Noah Kurinsky (SLAC), Shawn Henderson (SLAC), Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
Description

Gathering of qubit-based sensing groups to share information, plan collaboration, and exchange techniques.

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Administrative Contact
  • Tue, October 28
    • Overview Talks 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Noah Kurinsky (SLAC)
      • 1
        Welcome Session
        Speaker: Noah Kurinsky (SLAC)
        Welcome Slides.pdf
      • 2
        SQUAT Device Overview

        Broad overview of detection strategy and project goals

        Speaker: Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
        SQUATs!
      • 3
        QPD Device Overview

        Broad overview of detection strategy and project goals

        Speaker: Brandon Sandoval (Caltech)
        Qubit Workshop_ QPD Overview.pdf
      • 4
        Introduction to Qubit Measurements

        Introduce bloch sphere, transmon hamiltonian and charge sensitivity, parity signals

        Speaker: Hannah Magoon (Stanford University)
        Qubits_Crash_Course
    • 10:45 AM
      Coffee Break 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
    • Device Spin-up Session 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Hannah Magoon (Stanford University)
      • 5
        SQUAT Characterization

        Coherence times, VNA scans, timestreams, power response, temperature response, next steps

        Speaker: Alex Droster (Stanford University)
        SQUAT characterization; SQUAT workshop.pdf
      • 6
        QPD Characterization

        Basic QPD checkouts, procedure for characterizing new devices

        Speaker: Lanqing Yuan (Washington University in St. Louis)
        qpd_characterization_20251028.pdf
      • 7
        SMuRF Readout System

        15+5
        Overview of SLAC microresonator RF system

        Speakers: Jenny Smith (SLAC), Shawn Henderson (SLAC)
        smurf
    • Device Environment and Packaging 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
      • 8
        Basic Fridge Wiring

        Go over the basic RF setup, so we have a starting point to argue over isolators and filters

        Speaker: Taj Dyson (Stanford University)
        RF Components (for SQUATs)-1.pdf
    • 9
      Group Photo 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      photo album
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch SLAC Cafe

      SLAC Cafe

      SLAC

      SLAC Cafe or Erics or join the group order

    • Device Environment and Packaging 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
      • 10
        Packaging for Background Reduction

        Discuss housing designs to minimize IR and other backgrounds

        Speaker: Yen-Yung Chang (UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
        background reduction housings
      • 11
        Packaging Overview + Discussion

        An overview of the housings we are currently using with time to discuss people's preferences

        Speaker: Aviv Simchony
        housings
      • 12
        Vibration Isolation

        Discuss design considerations and effects of vibration isolation on superconducting detectors

        Speaker: Sidney Stevens (SLAC)
        vib isolation
    • Measurement Demo 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Alex Droster (Stanford University)
      • 13
        Measurement Demos!
        • Resonance frequency scan and fits
        • SMURF datataking procedure, timestreams & fits
        • Coherence times, etc.

        Likely will end early, but we are blocking out extra time if needed!

        Speakers: Alex Droster (Stanford University), Hannah Magoon (Stanford University), Jenny Smith (SLAC), Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
        https://github.com/DMQIS/SQUAT_Demos/
    • 3:45 PM
      Snack Break/Walk to B33 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
    • 14
      B33 Open House Building 33

      Building 33

      SLAC

      Split into groups and tour B33, consider:
      OLAF
      BFG
      Bench-top MEMS
      Packaging options
      Vibration isolation
      Shielding cans
      (CMB)
      (NEMO)
      (HVeV)
      (BF5)
      (SMPDs)
      (spin qubits)

      Speakers: Hannah Magoon (Stanford University), Noah Kurinsky (SLAC), Shawn Henderson (SLAC), Sidney Stevens (SLAC), Taylor Aralis (SLAC)
    • 5:00 PM
      Social Hour
  • Wed, October 29
    • Design 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Chiara Salemi (UC Berkeley and LBNL)
      • 15
        SQUAT Design

        10+5 for questions

        Speakers: Alain Fauquex (UC Berkeley), Drew Gibson (UC Berkeley)
        SQUAT Design.pdf
      • 16
        QPD Design

        10+5 for questions

        Speaker: William Ho (Karthik Ramanathan / WashU)
        QPD_Design_SLAC_workshop_20251029.pdf
      • 17
        G4CMP Simulations

        15+5 for questions

        Speakers: Selby Dang (Stanford/SLAC), Shilin Ray (Caltech)
        G4CMP Sims
      • 18
        Antenna Coupling Simulations

        10+5 for questions

        Speaker: John Batarekh (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
        SQUAT Workshop Antenna Presentation.pdf
      • 19
        Long-Feedline Designs

        10+5 for questions

        Speaker: Eric Du (UC Berkeley)
        long feedline design
      • 20
        Open Collaboration Time
        Speaker: Chiara Salemi (UC Berkeley and LBNL)
    • 10:45 AM
      Coffee Break 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
    • Fabrication 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Hannah Magoon (Stanford University)
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch Offsite

      Offsite

      SLAC
    • Calibration 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Kelly Stifter (SLAC)
      • 26
        MEMS System

        10+5 for questions

        Speakers: Sidney Stevens (SLAC), Zoe Smith
        MEMS
      • 27
        Terrahertz Calibration

        10+5 for questions

        Speaker: Emily Perry (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL))
        THz Calibration - SLAC SQUAT QPD Workshop Oct 2025 (1).pdf
      • 28
        Energy Calibration

        10+5 for questions

        Speakers: Aditi Pradeep (SLAC), Brian Lenardo (SLAC)
        ecal
      • 29
        Radioactive Sources

        10+5 for questions

        Speaker: Grace Bratrud (Northwestern University)
        SQUAT_workshop_Bratrud.pdf
      • 30
        Open Collaboration Time
    • 3:00 PM
      Snack Break 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
    • Additional 53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      53/1-1350-A - Trinity-A

      SLAC

      2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
      65
      Convener: Noah Kurinsky (SLAC)
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