First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt

In compliance with international agreements on nuclear weapons limitation, the French ground-based nuclear arsenal has been decommissioned in its totality. One of its former underground missile control centers, located in Rustrel, 60 km east of Avignon (Provence) has been converted into the ``Labora...

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Autores principales: Waysand, G, Bloyet, D, Bongiraud, J P, Collar, J I, Dolabdjian, C, Le Thiec, P
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2000
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01377-7
http://cds.cern.ch/record/403171
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author Waysand, G
Bloyet, D
Bongiraud, J P
Collar, J I
Dolabdjian, C
Le Thiec, P
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Bloyet, D
Bongiraud, J P
Collar, J I
Dolabdjian, C
Le Thiec, P
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description In compliance with international agreements on nuclear weapons limitation, the French ground-based nuclear arsenal has been decommissioned in its totality. One of its former underground missile control centers, located in Rustrel, 60 km east of Avignon (Provence) has been converted into the ``Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas Bruit de Rustrel-Pays d'Apt'' (LSBB). The deepest experimental hall (500 m of calcite rock overburden) includes a 100 m$^{2}$ area of sturdy flooring suspended by and resting on shock absorbers, entirely enclosed in a 28 m-long, 8 m-diameter, 1 cm-thick steel Faraday cage. This results in an unparalleled combination of shielding against cosmic rays, acoustic, seismic and electromagnetic noise, which can be exploited for rare event searches using ultra low-temperature and superconducting detectors. The first characterization measurements in this unique civilian site are reported. http://www.gps.jussieu.fr/RUSTREL/rustrel.html
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spelling cern-4031712019-09-30T06:29:59Zdoi:10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01377-7http://cds.cern.ch/record/403171engWaysand, GBloyet, DBongiraud, J PCollar, J IDolabdjian, CLe Thiec, PFirst Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'AptAstrophysics and AstronomyIn compliance with international agreements on nuclear weapons limitation, the French ground-based nuclear arsenal has been decommissioned in its totality. One of its former underground missile control centers, located in Rustrel, 60 km east of Avignon (Provence) has been converted into the ``Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas Bruit de Rustrel-Pays d'Apt'' (LSBB). The deepest experimental hall (500 m of calcite rock overburden) includes a 100 m$^{2}$ area of sturdy flooring suspended by and resting on shock absorbers, entirely enclosed in a 28 m-long, 8 m-diameter, 1 cm-thick steel Faraday cage. This results in an unparalleled combination of shielding against cosmic rays, acoustic, seismic and electromagnetic noise, which can be exploited for rare event searches using ultra low-temperature and superconducting detectors. The first characterization measurements in this unique civilian site are reported. http://www.gps.jussieu.fr/RUSTREL/rustrel.htmlastro-ph/9910192oai:cds.cern.ch:4031712000
spellingShingle Astrophysics and Astronomy
Waysand, G
Bloyet, D
Bongiraud, J P
Collar, J I
Dolabdjian, C
Le Thiec, P
First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title_full First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title_fullStr First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title_full_unstemmed First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title_short First Characterization of the Ultra-Shielded Chamber in the Low-noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel Pays d'Apt
title_sort first characterization of the ultra-shielded chamber in the low-noise underground laboratory (lsbb) of rustrel pays d'apt
topic Astrophysics and Astronomy
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01377-7
http://cds.cern.ch/record/403171
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