qCMOS detectors and the case of hypothetical primordial black holes in the solar system, near earth objects, transients, and other high cadence observations

TL;DR

This paper discusses how advanced qCMOS detectors enable high-speed, high-precision imaging of solar system objects and transients, potentially aiding the detection of primordial black holes and improving asteroid monitoring.

Contribution

It introduces the advantages of next-generation qCMOS sensors over CCDs for high cadence observations and demonstrates their application in primordial black hole and asteroid orbit studies.

Findings

qCMOS sensors outperform CCDs in high-speed imaging

Simulation shows potential for detecting primordial black holes

Enhanced asteroid orbit monitoring capabilities

Abstract

Recent progress with CMOS detector development has opened new parameter space for high cadence time resolved imaging of transients and fast proper motion solar system objects. Using computer simulations for a ground-based 1.23 m telescope, this research note illustrates the gain of a new generation of fast readout low noise qCMOS sensors over CCDs and makes the case for high precision monitoring of asteroid orbits that can potentially shed light on the hypothetical existence of low mass primordial black holes, as well as for other applications requiring high speed imaging.