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