The QROCODILE (Quantum Resolution-Optimized Cryogenic Observatory for Dark matter Incident at Low Energy) experiment uses superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) to search for scattering and absorption of dark matter (DM) candidates with masses as low as 30 keV. We conducted a first measurement at the University of Zurich with a WSi SNSPD placed on a Si/SiO2 substrate, and we...
DAMIC-M (DArk Matter in CCDs at Modane) is an ongoing dark matter (DM) direct detection experiment located at the Modane Underground Laboratory (LSM). The very low energy threshold of Skipper CCDs allows us to test unexplored regions of the DM parameter space, in particular MeV-scale particles which interact with electrons via a U(1) mediator. Using a prototype detector and an exposure of ~1.2...
TESSERACT (Transition Edge Sensor with Sub-Ev Resolution and Cryogenic Targets) is a future Light Dark Matter experiment to be installed in the Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane. Several cryogenic targets will be used in order to be sensitive to different DM interactions, allowing to explore both Electronic Recoils Dark Matter (ERDM) and Nuclear Recoils Dark Matter (NRDM) in the sub-GeV range,...
The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) and its prototype, BabyIAXO, are next-generation helioscopes designed to search for axions and axion-like particles (ALPs) with unprecedented sensitivity. A key element of the project is the detector development program, which aims to achieve ultra-low background levels and high X-ray detection efficiency. BabyIAXO serves as a technological pathfinder...
