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