Liberal Arts and Sciences
Saab Lab
Led by Tarek Saab · Physics
What we study
The Saab Lab searches for dark matter using cryogenic detectors in underground labs. They study particles that interact weakly with normal matter, using experiments like SuperCDMS.
What working here is like
- Building & testing
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment
An experiment searching for dark matter particles using ultra-sensitive detectors in Canada.
Superfluid Helium Dark Matter Search
Using superfluid helium and nano oscillators to detect light dark matter candidates.
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Recent papers, explained
- Search for low-mass electron-recoil dark matter using a single-charge sensitive SuperCDMS-HVeV detector
2026 · Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Uses a detector to search for dark matter interactions with electrons, setting limits on possible signals.
- Multi-channel, multi-template event reconstruction for SuperCDMS data using machine learning
2026 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
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- Performance of a SuperCDMS HVeV detector with Sub-eV energy resolution and single charge-sensitivity
2026 · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Calibration and performance of germanium high voltage detectors for SuperCDMS SNOLAB
2026 · Astroparticle Physics
Tests new high-voltage detectors for dark matter searches in a lab with minimal background noise.
- Low-energy calibration of SuperCDMS HVeV cryogenic silicon calorimeters using Compton steps
2025 · Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Calibrates silicon detectors using gamma-ray scattering patterns to measure very low energies accurately.
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