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Wednesday, April 08, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
East Bridge 114

Special Quantum Matter Seminar

Quantum thermodynamics on superconducting circuits: bolometry and thermalization
Jukka Pekola, Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Helsinki, FI,
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Superconducting circuits combined with engineered heat baths form a basis to investigate quantum thermodynamics on a chip [1]. I will present our experimental work on monitoring the dynamics of quantum circuits bolometrically, for instance on a driven system composed of a strongly coupled qubit and a cavity [2,3]. As a second topic, I introduce ideas and preliminary experiments on thermalization in isolated quantum circuits [4-6].

For more information, please contact Stephanie Malin by phone at 6263956611 or by email at [email protected].