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Dr Elizabeth Leason, Prof J Monroe Applications accepted all year round Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Egham United Kingdom Astrophysics Experimental Physics Particle Physics

About the Project

QUEST-DMC brings together experimentalists and theorists working in quantum technology, ultra-low temperature physics and dark matter direct detection. We are developing a new experimental platform to search for interactions of sub-GeV dark matter particles, combining a macroscopic quantum system, superfluid helium-3, with quantum-amplified calorimetry.

This studentship project is to contribute to design, commissioning and operations of the QUEST-DMC project’s helium-3 dark matter detector. There will be emphasis on development and evaluation of readout technologies, detector simulation, data analysis and statistical inference software tools for the dark matter direct detection search.

This is a unique opportunity to use quantum technology to address one of the biggest questions in fundamental physics. Utilising new technologies is key to developing the next generation of dark matter searches. The student will develop experience in low temperature experimental techniques, software development, simulation and statistical analysis.

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Where will I study?

Royal Holloway, University of London

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