Aug 12 – 13, 2026
Laurentian University
Canada/Eastern timezone

Radon Shielding in the SuperCDMS Experiment

Aug 12, 2026, 2:48 PM
12m
C-203 (Laurentian University)

C-203

Laurentian University

Session III Presentations

Speaker

Jonathan Finer (University of Toronto)

Description

At typical concentrations underground, radon gas would be expected to be a dominant background source for the SuperCDMS experiment. To combat this, we built a barrier and purge system this summer to maintain a low-radon atmosphere within the interstitial space around the detectors.

What area of study best describes your talk? Hardware / Hands-on

Author

Jonathan Finer (University of Toronto)

Presentation materials