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