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