Advancements in Low-mass Dark Matter Detection: Detector Development and Testing at CUTE for the SuperCDMS SNOLAB Experiment

Our persistent quest for direct Dark Matter WIMP detection confronts challenges posed by minimal energy depositions from rare recoils on terrestrial detectors, compounded by a prevalent radioactive background. Addressing this, our group has pioneered low-threshold, large-mass cryogenic semiconductor (Germanium and Silicon) detectors, will install in the low-mass (≤ 10 GeV/c²) Dark Matter searches within the SuperCDMS experiment at SNOLAB, Canada. Within the collaborative framework of the SuperCDMS Collaboration, we introduce the recently commissioned Cryogenic Underground Test Facility (CUTE) as an essential component for validating our future setup in SNOLAB. We also explore the synergy between detector development, the role of CUTE, and the exciting prospects of SuperCDMS SNOLAB Experiment, anticipated to commission by the end of 2024.