SuperCDMS SNOLAB Map (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SuperCDMS SNOLAB Map

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The SuperCDMS dark matter experiment will be located at the Canadian laboratory SNOLAB, 2 kilometers (6,800 feet) underground inside a nickel mine near the city of Sudbury. It's the deepest underground laboratory in North America. There it will be protected from high-energy particles, called cosmic radiation, which can create unwanted background signals.

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Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; inset: SNOLAB

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