June 2021
Quantum computing meets ultralow background underground experiments
The experimental proposal ArQ (Abatement of Radioactivity for Qubits) and members of the CROSS experiment collaboration have met at the LSC to discuss the influence of cosmic rays in supercomputing qubits.
May 2021
Publication on CROSS prototypes’ results
Results on beta-particle surface sensitivity achieved with the LSC’S ‘CROSS’ experiment prototypes at IJCLab have been published by Applied Physics Letters. The article has been chosen as an "Editor's pick"; and advertised by a special communication named "Scilight". You can read them at the following links: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0050124 https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/10.0005010 [...]
April 2021
Copper, copper, copper
The structural component closest to the active detection system in LSC experiments is copper. A large LSC team is completing the procurement of ultra-pure copper, screening by gamma spectrometry (HPGe) and mass spectrometry (ICPMS) and radiopurity improvement by electroforming (EFCu).
Launch of the LSC’s new quarterly Newsletter
The LSC launches its new Newsletter that will be published quarterly. This newsletter will include the most relevant news from the laboratory during that period. You can subscribe to receive it at the following email address: info@lsc-canfranc.es
March 2021
Completed works of the first financial year at Hyper-Kamiokande
Construction of the access roads, geological survey of the Hiper-Kamiokande cavity, and manufacturing of the first 50 cm diameter photomultiplier tubes.
New ANAIS-112 results on annual modulation
ANAIS-112 experiment is taking data at the LSC since August 2017 in order to test DAMA/LIBRA signal. Updated results for three years and 112.5 kg, together with complementary analysis and consistency checks have been posted in arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01175 More information on ANAIS-112 experiment can be found at ANAIS webpage: [...]