The detector calibration system for the CUORE cryogenic bolometer array

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• 作者：Jeremy S. Cushman^a ; ^{jeremy.cushman@yale.edu} ; Adam Dally^b ; Christopher J. Davis^a ; Larissa Ejzak^b ; ¹ ; Daniel Lenz^b ; Kyungeun E. Lim^a ; Karsten M. Heeger^a ; ^{karsten.heeger@yale.edu} ; Reina H. Maruyama^a ; Angelo Nucciotti^c ; ^d ; Samuele Sangiorgio^b ; ² ; Thomas Wise^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Neutrino physics ; Cryogenics ; Calibration ; Low background ; Bolometers
• 刊名：Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：844
• 期：Complete
• 页码：32-44
• 全文大小：3755 K
• 卷排序：844

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The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is a ton-scale cryogenic experiment designed to search for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 130Te and other rare events. The CUORE detector consists of 988 TeO2 bolometers operated underground at 10 mK in a dilution refrigerator at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. Candidate events are identified through a precise measurement of their energy. The absolute energy response of the detectors is established by the regular calibration of each individual bolometer using gamma sources. The close-packed configuration of the CUORE bolometer array combined with the extensive shielding surrounding the detectors requires the placement of calibration sources within the array itself. The CUORE Detector Calibration System is designed to insert radioactive sources into and remove them from the cryostat while respecting the stringent heat load, radiopurity, and operational requirements of the experiment. This paper describes the design, commissioning, and performance of this novel source calibration deployment system for ultra-low-temperature environments.