Tower assembly in a glove box
Preparing to assemble CUORE-0
4-Kelvin cryostat plate, before installation
CUORE Detector Array
Gluing robotic arms
CUORE-0 tower inside 10 mK shield, from below
CUORE tower in glovebox during assembly
While the cryostat is open, the detectors are stored in a nitrogen-filled protective bag
Detectors being stored under nitrogen
Upper cryostat plates, before being instrumented
Working on the cryostat
Bonding a detector tower
A CUORE engineer operates a custom-built cart to position a tower under the cryostat
Assembling the CUORE-0 tower
Wire bonding the CUORE-0 tower
Completed CUORE-0 tower
Detector tower bonding machine
Cryostat plates with calibration source guide tubes
The detectors were installed in a specially constructed cleanroom to protect them from naturally occurring radioactivity, including air filtered to remove radon gas
Rendering of the CUORE cryostat with detectors
Bottom view of the 19 CUORE towers installed in the cryostat