Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We perform experiments and develop cooling
technology to study fundamental processes and
material properties at temperatures approaching
absolute zero.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Samuli Autti
- School of Physics and Astronomy - Research Fellow/Lecturer, Research Associate
- Low Temperature Physics
Person: Academic and Related
Projects
- 15 Finished
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ParaWave: Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifier and its application for metrology
Pashkin, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Prance, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/07/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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MSI: Quantum sensing by proximised structures
Pashkin, Y. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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MSI: Driving a mechanical resonator by single electrons
Pashkin, Y. (Principal Investigator), Haley, R. (Co-Investigator), Kafanov, S. (Co-Investigator) & Prance, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
Research output
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Characterisation of silicon photomultipliers in a dilution refrigerator down to 9.4 mK towards a cryogenic cosmic-ray muon veto system
The QUEST-DMC collaboration, 1/05/2026, In: Journal of Instrumentation. 21, 05Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Downloads (Pure) -
Development of Superfluid Helium-3 Bolometry Using Nanowire Resonators with SQUID Readout for the QUEST-DMC Experiment
Leason, E., Levitin, L. V., Autti, S., Bloomfield, E., Casey, A., Darvishi, N., Eng, N., Franchini, P., Haley, R. P., Heikkinen, P. J., Jennings, A., Kemp, A., March-Russell, J., Mayer, A., Monroe, J., Muenstermann, D., Noble, M. T., Prance, J. R., Rojas, X. & Salmon, T. & 10 others, , 30/04/2026, In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 222, 2, 39.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure) -
Distinguishing between Direct and Parametric Driving in Nanomechanics using a Vibrating Carbon Nanotube
Dicker, S., 2026, Lancaster University. 121 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Open AccessFile17 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Applied Physics Letters (Journal)
Pashkin, Y. (Peer reviewer)
3/09/2026 → 14/09/2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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9th IOP Superconductivity Summer School
Pashkin, Y. (Organiser)
6/07/2026 → 10/07/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
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QUEST-DMC: Investigating the A-B Transition in Superfluid Helium-3
Whitehead, L. (Speaker)
15/05/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Engagement Staff of the Year - Nominee
Henderson, S. (Recipient), 16/12/2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInsP)
Pashkin, Y. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Election to learned society
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Letter of Appreciation from the President of RIKEN (Japan)
Pashkin, Y. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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Lancaster Physics brings the search for dark matter to Cheltenham Science Festival
Greyling, E., Thompson, M. & Henderson, S.
12/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Double success for Lancaster Physics at prestigious Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Greyling, E., Nowak, J. & Thompson, M.
6/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Filmmaker joins Ultra-Low Temperature Physics team in the hunt for dark matter
Greyling, E., Thompson, M., Zmeev, D. & Chawner, J.
15/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Impacts
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Autism: A new marker for autism spectrum disorder in young children
Stefanovska, A. (Participant), Thomas, M. (Participant), Clemson, P. T. (Participant), Ticcinelli, V. (Participant) & McClintock, P. V. E. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Health Impact
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Interview with BBC North-West Television
Stefanovska, A. (Participant) & McClintock, P. V. E. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impacts
File
Datasets
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Dataset of Publication: Acoustic emission in bulk normal and superfluid 3He
Noble, T. (Creator), Midlik, Š. (Creator), Colman, L. (Creator), Schmoranzer, D. (Creator) & Tsepelin, V. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2023
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/607
Dataset
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Nanoscale Real-Time Detection of Quantum Vortices at Millikelvin Temperatures
Guthrie, A. (Creator), Kafanov, S. (Creator), Noble, T. (Creator), Pashkin, Y. (Creator), Pickett, G. (Creator), Tsepelin, V. (Creator), Dorofeev, A. A. (Creator), Krupenin, V. A. (Creator) & Presnov, D. E. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2021
Dataset
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LEGO R Block Structures as a Sub-Kelvin Thermal Insulator
Chawner, J. (Creator), Jones, A. (Creator), Noble, T. (Creator), Pickett, G. (Creator), Tsepelin, V. (Creator) & Zmeev, D. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2019
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/328
Dataset
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Equipment
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Cryogen-free dilution refrigerator
Prance, J. R. (Manager) & Pashkin, Y. (Other)
School of Physics and AstronomyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Lancaster Microkelvin Cryostat 2
Haley, R. P. (Manager)
School of Physics and AstronomyFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Lancaster Microkelvin Cryostat 4
Haley, R. P. (Manager)
School of Physics and AstronomyFacility/equipment: Equipment