GeRysy in its new shielding
GeRysy, an ultra-pure germanium detector, has been operating for a month in its new shielding inside a removable clean tent.
Collaboration ICTS SOCIB – LSC Project @HyperKamiokande
Between 13 and 17 February, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observation and Forecasting System (ICTS SOCIB) placed the Oceanographic Vessel B/O SOCIB at the disposal of the LSC. This collaboration between the two institutions has made it possible to validate the resistance to underwater implosion of the light sensors of the Hyper-Kamiokande international neutrino telescope in the bay of Palma, Mallorca.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On Thursday 9 February, on the occasion of Women in Science Day, which takes place on 11 February, women scientists from the Canfranc Underground Laboratory visited the Jacetania adult education centre to give a talk. First of all, the researchers Beatriz Hernandez, Silvia Borjabad and Rebecca Hernandez, explained to [...]
LSC-Retreat 4.0 on Mathematical Modelling in Biology
The LSC-Retreat is an initiative born from the collaboration among Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC), Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), and Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I2SysBio) CSIC-UV. This year, the 4th edition of the LSC-Retreat took place at the LSC with around 30 attendants. The aim of [...]
XI International Cosmic Day
LSC contributed one more year to the celebration of the “XI International Cosmic Day” together with the high schools of Jaca, I.E.S. Domingo Miral and I.E.S. Pirineos. Students from both schools carried out several activities with our muon telescopes, visited the LSC’s museum and the underground facilities and participated [...]
Master in Physics of the Universe
The LSC staff gave two laboratory practices for the ‘Master in Physics of the Universe’ of the University of Zaragoza. Two laboratory practices were carried out, one on gamma spectrometry with HPGe and NaI(Tl) detectors and the other with the muon telescope. This is the second year of implementation [...]