Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment

G. Angloher; S. Banik; A. Bento; A. Bertolini; R. Breier; C. Bucci; J. Burkhart; L. Burmeister; L. Canonica; E. Cipelli; S. Di Lorenzo; J. Dohm; Felix Dominsky; A. Erb; E. Fascione; F. v. Feilitzsch; S. Fichtinger; D. Fuchs; V. M. Ghete; P. Gorla; P. V. Guillaumon; S. Gupta; D. Hauff; M. Jeskovsky; J. Jochum; Margarita Kaznacheeva; H. Kluck; H. Kraus; B. von Krosigk; A. Langenkamper; M. Mancuso; B. Mauri; V. Mokina; Colin Moore; P. Murali; M. Olmi; T. Ortmann; C. Pagliarone; L. Pattavina; F. Petricca; W. Potzel; P. Povinec; F. Probst; Francesca Pucci; F. Reindl; J. Rothe; K. Schaffner; J. Schieck; S. Schonert; C. Schwertner; M. Stahlberg; L. Stodolsky; C. Strandhagen; R. Strauss; I. Usherov; M. Zanirato; V. Zema

doi:10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment

G. Angloher
, S. Banik
, A. Bento
, A. Bertolini
, R. Breier
, C. Bucci
, J. Burkhart
, L. Burmeister
, L. Canonica
, E. Cipelli
, S. Di Lorenzo
, J. Dohm
, Felix Dominsky
, A. Erb
, E. Fascione
, F. v. Feilitzsch
, S. Fichtinger
, D. Fuchs
, V. M. Ghete
, P. Gorla

P. V. Guillaumon, S. Gupta, D. Hauff, M. Jeskovsky, J. Jochum, Margarita Kaznacheeva, H. Kluck, H. Kraus, B. von Krosigk, A. Langenkamper, M. Mancuso, B. Mauri, V. Mokina, Colin Moore, P. Murali, M. Olmi, T. Ortmann, C. Pagliarone, L. Pattavina, F. Petricca, W. Potzel, P. Povinec, F. Probst, Francesca Pucci, F. Reindl, J. Rothe, K. Schaffner, J. Schieck, S. Schonert, C. Schwertner, M. Stahlberg, L. Stodolsky, C. Strandhagen, R. Strauss, I. Usherov, M. Zanirato, V. Zema

Chair of Experimental Astroparticle Physics

Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Technische Universität Wien
Coimbra University Pó lo II
Heidelberg University
Comenius University
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Universit̀ Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
University of Tübingen
Technical University of Munich
Walther-Meissner-Institut
University of São Paulo
University of Oxford
Università di Cassino
LASA

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The CRESST experiment aims at the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter particles via elastic scattering off nuclei in different target crystals at cryogenic temperatures. The advancement in W-TES sensors allowed the CRESST detectors to reach energy thresholds of 10 eV and lower, opening the way to the exploration of dark matter masses as low as \sim 70\,MeV/c^{2}. This work presents optimisation studies of W-TESs aimed at further improving the signal-to-noise ratio and overall detector performance. In particular, we investigate the thickness, dimensions, and material composition of phonon collectors and assess their impact on detector response. The results demonstrate a significant performance enhancement and establish new benchmarks for the sensors used within CRESST.

Original language	English
Article number	2102607
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071
State	Published - 2026

Keywords

Superconducting devices
aluminium pads
dark matter
phonons
rare-event searches
superconducting thin films

Access to Document

10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

Cite this

Angloher, G., Banik, S., Bento, A., Bertolini, A., Breier, R., Bucci, C., Burkhart, J., Burmeister, L., Canonica, L., Cipelli, E., Lorenzo, S. D., Dohm, J., Dominsky, F., Erb, A., Fascione, E., Feilitzsch, F. V., Fichtinger, S., Fuchs, D., Ghete, V. M., ... Zema, V. (2026). Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 36(6), Article 2102607. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

@article{8562eaebc554424798bef264cc22f649,

title = "Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment",

abstract = "The CRESST experiment aims at the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter particles via elastic scattering off nuclei in different target crystals at cryogenic temperatures. The advancement in W-TES sensors allowed the CRESST detectors to reach energy thresholds of 10 eV and lower, opening the way to the exploration of dark matter masses as low as \textbackslash{}sim 70\textbackslash{},MeV/c\textasciicircum{}\{2\}. This work presents optimisation studies of W-TESs aimed at further improving the signal-to-noise ratio and overall detector performance. In particular, we investigate the thickness, dimensions, and material composition of phonon collectors and assess their impact on detector response. The results demonstrate a significant performance enhancement and establish new benchmarks for the sensors used within CRESST.",

keywords = "Superconducting devices, aluminium pads, dark matter, phonons, rare-event searches, superconducting thin films",

author = "G. Angloher and S. Banik and A. Bento and A. Bertolini and R. Breier and C. Bucci and J. Burkhart and L. Burmeister and L. Canonica and E. Cipelli and Lorenzo, \{S. Di\} and J. Dohm and Felix Dominsky and A. Erb and E. Fascione and Feilitzsch, \{F. v.\} and S. Fichtinger and D. Fuchs and Ghete, \{V. M.\} and P. Gorla and Guillaumon, \{P. V.\} and S. Gupta and D. Hauff and M. Jeskovsky and J. Jochum and Margarita Kaznacheeva and H. Kluck and H. Kraus and Krosigk, \{B. von\} and A. Langenkamper and M. Mancuso and B. Mauri and V. Mokina and Colin Moore and P. Murali and M. Olmi and T. Ortmann and C. Pagliarone and L. Pattavina and F. Petricca and W. Potzel and P. Povinec and F. Probst and Francesca Pucci and F. Reindl and J. Rothe and K. Schaffner and J. Schieck and S. Schonert and C. Schwertner and M. Stahlberg and L. Stodolsky and C. Strandhagen and R. Strauss and I. Usherov and M. Zanirato and V. Zema",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2002-2011 IEEE.",

year = "2026",

doi = "10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071",

language = "English",

volume = "36",

journal = "IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity",

issn = "1051-8223",

publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",

number = "6",

}

Angloher, G, Banik, S, Bento, A, Bertolini, A, Breier, R, Bucci, C, Burkhart, J, Burmeister, L, Canonica, L, Cipelli, E, Lorenzo, SD, Dohm, J, Dominsky, F, Erb, A, Fascione, E, Feilitzsch, FV, Fichtinger, S, Fuchs, D, Ghete, VM, Gorla, P, Guillaumon, PV, Gupta, S, Hauff, D, Jeskovsky, M, Jochum, J, Kaznacheeva, M, Kluck, H, Kraus, H, Krosigk, BV, Langenkamper, A, Mancuso, M, Mauri, B, Mokina, V, Moore, C, Murali, P, Olmi, M, Ortmann, T, Pagliarone, C, Pattavina, L, Petricca, F, Potzel, W, Povinec, P, Probst, F, Pucci, F, Reindl, F, Rothe, J, Schaffner, K, Schieck, J, Schonert, S, Schwertner, C, Stahlberg, M, Stodolsky, L, Strandhagen, C, Strauss, R, Usherov, I, Zanirato, M & Zema, V 2026, 'Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment', IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 36, no. 6, 2102607. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

TY - JOUR

T1 - Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment

AU - Angloher, G.

AU - Banik, S.

AU - Bento, A.

AU - Bertolini, A.

AU - Breier, R.

AU - Bucci, C.

AU - Burkhart, J.

AU - Burmeister, L.

AU - Canonica, L.

AU - Cipelli, E.

AU - Lorenzo, S. Di

AU - Dohm, J.

AU - Dominsky, Felix

AU - Erb, A.

AU - Fascione, E.

AU - Feilitzsch, F. v.

AU - Fichtinger, S.

AU - Fuchs, D.

AU - Ghete, V. M.

AU - Gorla, P.

AU - Guillaumon, P. V.

AU - Gupta, S.

AU - Hauff, D.

AU - Jeskovsky, M.

AU - Jochum, J.

AU - Kaznacheeva, Margarita

AU - Kluck, H.

AU - Kraus, H.

AU - Krosigk, B. von

AU - Langenkamper, A.

AU - Mancuso, M.

AU - Mauri, B.

AU - Mokina, V.

AU - Moore, Colin

AU - Murali, P.

AU - Olmi, M.

AU - Ortmann, T.

AU - Pagliarone, C.

AU - Pattavina, L.

AU - Petricca, F.

AU - Potzel, W.

AU - Povinec, P.

AU - Probst, F.

AU - Pucci, Francesca

AU - Reindl, F.

AU - Rothe, J.

AU - Schaffner, K.

AU - Schieck, J.

AU - Schonert, S.

AU - Schwertner, C.

AU - Stahlberg, M.

AU - Stodolsky, L.

AU - Strandhagen, C.

AU - Strauss, R.

AU - Usherov, I.

AU - Zanirato, M.

AU - Zema, V.

PY - 2026

Y1 - 2026

N2 - The CRESST experiment aims at the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter particles via elastic scattering off nuclei in different target crystals at cryogenic temperatures. The advancement in W-TES sensors allowed the CRESST detectors to reach energy thresholds of 10 eV and lower, opening the way to the exploration of dark matter masses as low as \sim 70\,MeV/c^{2}. This work presents optimisation studies of W-TESs aimed at further improving the signal-to-noise ratio and overall detector performance. In particular, we investigate the thickness, dimensions, and material composition of phonon collectors and assess their impact on detector response. The results demonstrate a significant performance enhancement and establish new benchmarks for the sensors used within CRESST.

AB - The CRESST experiment aims at the direct detection of sub-GeV dark matter particles via elastic scattering off nuclei in different target crystals at cryogenic temperatures. The advancement in W-TES sensors allowed the CRESST detectors to reach energy thresholds of 10 eV and lower, opening the way to the exploration of dark matter masses as low as \sim 70\,MeV/c^{2}. This work presents optimisation studies of W-TESs aimed at further improving the signal-to-noise ratio and overall detector performance. In particular, we investigate the thickness, dimensions, and material composition of phonon collectors and assess their impact on detector response. The results demonstrate a significant performance enhancement and establish new benchmarks for the sensors used within CRESST.

KW - Superconducting devices

KW - aluminium pads

KW - dark matter

KW - phonons

KW - rare-event searches

KW - superconducting thin films

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105034796673

U2 - 10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

DO - 10.1109/TASC.2026.3680071

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:105034796673

SN - 1051-8223

VL - 36

JO - IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

JF - IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

IS - 6

M1 - 2102607

ER -

Optimization of TES Design for the CRESST Experiment

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this