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
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: [...]
Paid Internship at LSC
If you are interested in a paid internship during your university studies, we have exciting joint projects by the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) and the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC) that may interest you. Deadline on 31st of March. Resolution before the 30th of April 2021. More information: [...]
New additions to the LSC
The LSC has completed the recruitment of the temporary recruitment quota authorised for the 2020 financial year, consisting of a mass spectrometry and analysis technician and a cryogenics and gas system technician. Once the corresponding selection processes have been completed, Ms Laura Cid Barrio will join as an analysis [...]