Measurement of correlated charge noise in superconducting qubits at an underground facility

G. Bratrud, S. Lewis, K. Anyang, A. Colón Cesaní, T. Dyson, H. Magoon, D. Sabhari, G. Spahn, G. Wagner, R. Gualtieri, N. A. Kurinsky, R. Linehan, R. McDermott, S. Sussman, D. J. Temples, S. Uemura, C. Bathurst, G. Cancelo, R. Chen, A. Chou, I. Hernandez, M. Hollister, L. Hsu, C. James, K. Kennard, R. Khatiwada, P. Lukens, V. Novati, N. Raha, S. Ray, R. Ren, A. Rodriguez, B. Schmidt, K. Stifter, J. Yu, D. Baxter, E. Figueroa-Feliciano and D. Bowring ()
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G. Bratrud: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
S. Lewis: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
K. Anyang: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
A. Colón Cesaní: Northwestern University
T. Dyson: Stanford University
H. Magoon: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
D. Sabhari: Northwestern University
G. Spahn: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
G. Wagner: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
R. Gualtieri: Northwestern University
N. A. Kurinsky: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
R. Linehan: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
R. McDermott: University of Wisconsin-Madison
S. Sussman: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
D. J. Temples: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
S. Uemura: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
C. Bathurst: University of Florida
G. Cancelo: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
R. Chen: Northwestern University
A. Chou: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
I. Hernandez: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
M. Hollister: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
L. Hsu: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
C. James: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
K. Kennard: Northwestern University
R. Khatiwada: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
P. Lukens: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
V. Novati: Northwestern University
N. Raha: Northwestern University
S. Ray: Northwestern University
R. Ren: Northwestern University
A. Rodriguez: Northwestern University
B. Schmidt: Northwestern University
K. Stifter: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
J. Yu: Illinois Institute of Technology
D. Baxter: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
E. Figueroa-Feliciano: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
D. Bowring: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: Abstract The charge environment of superconducting qubits may be studied through the introduction of controlled, quantified amounts of ionizing radiation. We measure space- and time-correlated charge jumps on a four-qubit device, operating 107 meters below the Earth’s surface in a low-radiation, cryogenic facility designed for the characterization of low-threshold particle detectors. The rock overburden of this facility reduces the cosmic ray muon flux by over 99% compared to laboratories at sea level. Combined with 4π coverage of a movable lead shield, this facility enables quantifiable control over the flux of ionizing radiation on the qubit device. Long-time-series charge tomography measurements on these weakly charge-sensitive qubits capture discontinuous jumps in the induced charge on the qubit islands, corresponding to the interaction of ionizing radiation with the qubit substrate. The rate of these charge jumps scales with the flux of ionizing radiation on the qubit package, as characterized by a series of independent measurements on another energy-resolving detector operating simultaneously in the same cryostat with the qubits. Using lead shielding, we achieve a minimum charge jump rate of $$0.1{9}_{-0.03}^{+0.04}$$ 0.1 9 − 0.03 + 0.04 mHz, almost an order of magnitude lower than that measured in surface tests, but a factor of roughly seven higher than expected based on reduction of ambient gammas alone. We operate four qubits for over 22 consecutive hours with zero correlated charge jumps at length scales above three millimeters.

Date: 2025
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