The COSINUS Underground Cryogenic Facility

Hughes, M. N.; Ackermann, K.; Angloher, G.; Balata, M.; Bharadwaj, M. R.; Brandner, W.; Buchsteiner, F.; Cababie, M.; Dafinei, I.; Di Giacinto, A.; Di Marco, N.; Di Sabatino, U.; Einfalt, L.; Ferroni, F.; Fichtinger, S.; Filipponi, A.; Frank, T.; Friedl, M.; Ge, Z.; Heikinheimo, M.; Huitu, K.; Jablonski, C.; Kellermann, M.; Lang, A.; Linzen, L.; Maji, R.; Mancuso, M.; Martella, P.; Muhlbauer, P.; Pagnanini, L.; Petricca, F.; Pirro, S.; Probst, F.; Profeta, G.; Puiu, A.; Reindl, F.; Schaffner, K.; Schieck, J.; Schlammer, J.; Schmiedmayer, D.; Schramm, W.; Schreiner, P.; Schwertner, C.; Shera, K.; Stadler, R.; Stahlberg, M.; Stendahl, A.; Stukel, M.; Sturzer, A.; Tresca, C.; Wagner, F.; Wamsler, D.; Yue, S.; Zema, V.; Zhu, Y.

doi:10.22323/1.441.0096

Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches (COSINUS) will use cryogenic sodium iodide (NaI) calorimeters to search for dark matter. Recently, the construction of an underground facility at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) for COSINUS has been completed. The features of the COSINUS facility allow for a low background environment for rare event searches. This facility will house a dry dilution refrigerator, which will sit in a drywell inside a water tank. The water tank will be instrumented with photomultiplier tubes and serve as an active muon veto as well as a passive shield.

The COSINUS Underground Cryogenic Facility

Hughes M. N.;Ackermann K.;Angloher G.;Balata M.;Bharadwaj M. R.;Brandner W.;Buchsteiner F.;Cababie M.;Dafinei I.;Di Giacinto A.;Di Marco N.;Di Sabatino U.;Einfalt L.;Ferroni F.;Fichtinger S.;Filipponi A.;Frank T.;Friedl M.;Ge Z.;Heikinheimo M.;Huitu K.;Jablonski C.;Kellermann M.;Lang A.;Linzen L.;Maji R.;Mancuso M.;Martella P.;Muhlbauer P.;Pagnanini L.;Petricca F.;Pirro S.;Probst F.;Profeta G.;Puiu A.;Reindl F.;Schaffner K.;Schieck J.;Schlammer J.;Schmiedmayer D.;Schramm W.;Schreiner P.;Schwertner C.;Shera K.;Stadler R.;Stahlberg M.;Stendahl A.;Stukel M.;Sturzer A.;Tresca C.;Wagner F.;Wamsler D.;Yue S.;Zema V.;Zhu Y.

2024-01-01

Abstract

Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches (COSINUS) will use cryogenic sodium iodide (NaI) calorimeters to search for dark matter. Recently, the construction of an underground facility at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) for COSINUS has been completed. The features of the COSINUS facility allow for a low background environment for rare event searches. This facility will house a dry dilution refrigerator, which will sit in a drywell inside a water tank. The water tank will be instrumented with photomultiplier tubes and serve as an active muon veto as well as a passive shield.