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Two-Stage Cryogenic HEMT-Based Amplifier for Low-Temperature Detectors

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To search for dark matter candidates with masses below \(\mathcal {O}\)(MeV), the SPLENDOR (Search for Particles of Light dark mattEr with Narrow-gap semiconDuctORs) experiment is developing novel narrow-bandgap semiconductors with electronic bandgaps on the order of 1–100 meV. In order to detect the charge signal produced by scattering or absorption events, SPLENDOR has designed a two-stage cryogenic HEMT-based amplifier with an estimated charge resolution approaching the single-electron level. A low-capacitance (\(\sim \)1.6 pF) HEMT is used as a buffer stage at T  =  10 mK to mitigate effects of stray capacitance at the input. The buffered signal is then amplified by a higher-capacitance (\(\sim \)200 pF) HEMT amplifier stage at T  =  4 K. Importantly, the design of this amplifier makes it usable with any insulating material—allowing for rapid prototyping of a variety of novel detector materials. We present the two-stage cryogenic amplifier design, preliminary voltage noise performance, and estimated charge resolution of 7.2 electrons.

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  1. Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Jadyn Anczarski, Sukie Kevane, Noah Kurinsky, Aviv Simchony & Zoë Smith

  2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA

    Jadyn Anczarski, Sukie Kevane, Noah Kurinsky, Aviv Simchony & Zoë Smith

  3. Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94035, USA

    Jadyn Anczarski, Sukie Kevane, Noah Kurinsky, Aviv Simchony & Zoë Smith

  4. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, 95053, USA

    Makar Dubovskov, Ivar Rydstrom & Betty Young

  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Caleb W. Fink, Aparajita Mazumdar, Samuel J. Meijer, Filip Ronning, Sean Thomas & Samuel L. Watkins

  6. California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA, 94542, USA

    Arran Phipps

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Anczarski, J., Dubovskov, M., Fink, C.W. et al. Two-Stage Cryogenic HEMT-Based Amplifier for Low-Temperature Detectors. J Low Temp Phys 214, 256–262 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-023-03046-1

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