One of the most important scientific collaborations in which Astrocent participates is DarkSide, an international affiliation of universities and labs seeking to directly detect dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles. The collaboration is planning, building and operating a series of liquid argon time projection chambers (TPCs) that are employed at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Assergi, Italy.
At the beginning of July, Astrocent technician Maciej Kuzwa visited Genoa to take part in technical workshops organized by National Institute for Nuclear Physics Genoa.
During this workshop, the current design and solutions used in the side panels of the DS-20k detector were discussed, as well as the needs and potential problems of current solutions. The purpose of Maciej’s trip was also to work on a 3D model taking into account the arrangement and shape of foils (reflectors) and vPDU module mountings, determining the route of cables around the detector and establishing a work schedule.
