October 2019
Neutrons under control
Neutrons under control at LSC CLYC scintillating crystals installation and He-3 thermal neutron monitor (Cano et al, CIEMAT) and HENSA setup (Tarifeño, Tain, Fraile et al, UPC-IFIC-UCM) to measure neutron background in Hall A at the LSC.
September 2019
Collaboration Agreement between ENUSA & LSC
Signature of a Technological Agreement between ENUSA and the LSC We unite the procurement of added value products through the treatment of industrial nuclear residues with the cutting-edge research in neutrino physics and the origin of the Dark Matter of the Universe.
Acuerdo de Colaboración entre ENUSA y el LSC
Firma del Acuerdo de colaboración tecnológica entre ENUSA y LSC. Unimos la obtención de productos de valor añadido en el tratamiento industrial de residuos nucleares con la investigación de frontera en física de neutrinos y el origen de la materia del Universo
April 2019
The coldest place in the Pyrenees is in Canfranc
The coldest place in the Pyrenees is in Canfranc CROSS team and LSC personnel have completed the installation of a shielded dilution refrigerator, running since last Friday April 12. Current temperature of the working area is 12.5 mK, -273.1 degrees Celsius. CROSS is a bolometric experiment to search for [...]
CROSS landing at LSC
CROSS landing at LSC New instrument in Canfranc underground lab. Installation of the dilution refrigerator to host CROSS crystals for double beta decay searches.
March 2019
ANAIS: First dark matter annual modulation test results
First dark matter annual modulation test of DAMA/LIBRA results by ANAIS ANAIS-112, consisting of 112.5 kg of Sodium Iodine crystals, is taking data at the LSC since August 2017. This is the first model independent search for the DAMA/LIBRA modulation. No evidence of modulation found so far. More data [...]