Welcome to the QDM Lab

Quantum Technologies and Dark Matter Research
at the University of Western Australia

Research excellence in precision measurement and sensing, low temperature physics,
hybrid quantum systems and laboratory tests of fundamental physics.

● Congratulations to Mike Tobar, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contributions to physics

● Congratulations to Mike Tobar, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contributions to physics

● Congratulations to Mike Tobar, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contributions to physics ● Congratulations to Mike Tobar, winner of the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize for outstanding contributions to physics

Recent Papers

Featured
Precision multi-mode microwave spectroscopy of paramagnetic and rare-earth ion spin defects in single crystal calcium tungstate *Applied Physics Letters cover article!*
Precision multi-mode microwave spectroscopy of paramagnetic and rare-earth ion spin defects in single crystal calcium tungstate *Applied Physics Letters cover article!*
Scalar gravitational Aharonov–Bohm effect: Generalization of the gravitational redshift
Quantum interference at the recombination junction of perovskite-Si tandem solar cells improves efficiency
Optomechanical dark matter instrument for direct detection
Microwave-cavity mode optimization by background antiresonance tuning
Conductivity freeze-out in isotopically pure Si-28 at millikelvin temperatures
Non-Virialized Axion Search Sensitive to Doppler Effects in the Milky Way Halo
Gravitational Aharonov-Bohm effect
Low frequency, 100–600 MHz, searches with axion cavity haloscopes
Axions Beyond Gen 2
Tunable Rectangular Resonant Cavities for Axion Haloscopes
Exclusion of ALP Cogenesis Dark Matter in a Mass Window Above 100 μeV
Improved Constraints on the Minimum Length with a Macroscopic Low Loss Phonon Cavity
Frequency Stable Microwave Sapphire Oscillators
Searching for Ultra-Light Axions with Twisted Cavity Resonators of Anyon Rotational Symmetry with Bulk Modes of Non-Zero Helicity
Search for a dark-matter-induced cosmic axion background with ADMX,

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We might be a quantum technologies team looking for the smallest of signals, but we're still making big waves in the scientific community. Congratulations to Professor Michael Tobar for his feature in the Post Community Newspaper!
We are very proud to announce our article "Precision Multi-Mode Microwave Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic and Rare-Earth Ion Spin Defects in Single Crystal Calcium Tungstate" has been featured on the cover of Applied Physics Letters! Huge con
Dr. Will Campbell and Emma Patterson were featured in the latest edition of Futurum in an article “What do quantum physicists know about gravitational waves and dark matter?”. Link to the article below! They shared their research goals
Congratulations to our very own Professor Michael Tobar, who was awarded the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize! As an expert in quantum technology and dark matter from The University of Western Australia, he has been awarded a prestigious national prize
QDM researchers have been travelling from Brisbane all the way to Broome visiting rural schools and sharing the excitement of quantum and dark matter!
Will you be the champions of the Albion Hotel Pub Trivia? Gather your friends and family, get a team together, and come along to The Albion Hotel for a bit of trivia, with a twist of science! Date: Friday 16 August 2024 Time: 7:00–9:00 pm Venu
Successful day at the StemXX Sisters community meet and greet which connected aspiring STEM students to inspiring female scientists and industry professionals. QDM Lab joined the fun by teaming up with Quantum Girls to talk all things photons and th
What is quantum technology and why should I care? Find out about the weird and wacky physics of single particles, and how it will help us build tomorrow’s technology! Join the National Quantum & Dark Matter Road Trip in Perth to learn abou
Team work makes the dream work 💪
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UWA Open Day 2024 was a big success! #uwaopenday #qdm #darkmatter #uwa #science #quantum #outreach #education
PRIZES ANNOUNCED. The following accounts please collect your prices from the QDM open day table: @abynabi6 @blakenelli_ @chqhy_ @sharyn10
Some candid pictures of the gremlins out of the lab.
Fundamental research like dark matter detection can spin out useful technologies with real world impact!

The 2021 Quantum Road Trip

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