South Dakota Mines students help design and build photon monitoring system
South Dakota Mines physics doctoral student Jairo Rodriguez and mechanical engineering masters student Kole Pickner test optical fibers by submerging them in liquid nitrogen to determine how well they will perform in DUNE. (South Dakota School of Mines photo)
By: South Dakota School of Mines - Updated: 1 week ago
Posted Jan 19, 2023
RAPID CITY — Students at South Dakota Mines are leading the way in calibrating the sensors that will detect and track tiny flashes of light inside the massive Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) that will be constructed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF).
