18th Meeting of the LSC Scientific Committee
The LSC Scientific Advisory Committee is made up of internationally renowned scientists. Its purpose is to advise on experiment proposals and monitor the progress of those experiments that have already been approved. This was the last meeting for two of its members: Ariella Cattai and Concha Gonzalez García. [...]
2nd Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics at the LSC – CUNA
The 2nd International Workshop on Nuclear Astrophysics at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory was held at the laboratory's facilities in Canfranc Estación from February 29 to March 1, 2016. This workshop is the second one after the first meeting held in 2012 at the same location and a preliminary exploratory [...]
Panel Meeting for the Review of the NEXT-NEW Experiment Gas System
Due to the importance of both the gas system and the safety of this system for the Laboratory, it is necessary for the LSC to review and supervise it. A panel of experts from various institutions met to review the NEXT-NEW experiment gas system from February 8 to 10 [...]
NEXT Collaboration Meeting
On January 12 and 13, some 20 researchers belonging to the NEXT experiment collaboration met at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory facilities to hold one of the collaboration's annual meetings, during which the progress and status of the experiment are evaluated and new steps to be taken are defined. [...]
Workshop on the Operation of a “Highly Sensitive Monitoring and Analysis System for Rn-222 in the Air”
Users of the experiments and members of the LSC staff attended this workshop given by Grzegorz Zuzel, from the M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics in Poland, who discussed the features and operation of a High Sensitivity Analysis System capable of monitoring the content of Rn-222 in the air in [...]
DULIA-bio 2015 – Conference on Integrated Biology Activities in Underground Laboratories
On October 13 and 14, the LSC hosted the “DULIA-bio 2015” conference, dedicated to Integrated Biology Activities in Underground Laboratories. The objectives of the conference were to spread interest in this promising new field of research, to form a new community of scientists and technicians working in underground laboratories, [...]