Publication

New publication by the QCT group

February 13, 2025

Quantum Computing Technologies Group

“Cosmic muon flux attenuation methods for superconducting qubit experiments” by Elia Bertoldo, Manel Martínez, Pol Forn and collaborators

The QCT group has published a new research paper in the New Journal of Physics:

“Cosmic muon flux attenuation methods for superconducting qubit experiments” by Elia Bertoldo, Manel Martínez, Pol Forn, and collaborators from the Universitat de Saragossa and the Université d’Orsay a París.

This is the first publication from the group’s research line on the interaction between ionizing radiation and qubits.

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Results

Closing event of the Quantum Communications Complementary Plan

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ICFO hosted the closing event of the Plan Complementario de Comunicaciones Cuánticas, presenting the project’s results and new infrastructure developments in quantum communications.

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New device

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