Facilities

The ITeDA Buenos Aires headquarters has the following laboratories dedicated to the design and development of detectors:

• Measurements and Cryogenics Laboratory

This laboratory features a Bluefors LD250 dilution cryostat, capable of reaching a base temperature of 10 mK. It is equipped with eight high-frequency lines up to 18 GHz and 48 lines for direct current measurements, 24 of which are superconducting.

It also has the necessary cabling for the simultaneous use of up to three SQUIDs, along with all the required acquisition electronics. It also has two low-noise amplifiers from LNF, accompanied by their respective power supplies.

The laboratory also features a Keysight PNA-X 4-port vector network analyzer with up to 26 GHz, an Agilent spectrum analyzer, an Agilent logic analyzer, a 1 GHz bandwidth Tektronix oscilloscope with 4 channels and two active probes, and a 1.5 GHz bandwidth LeCroy oscilloscope with 4 channels and two active probes.

Ancillary equipment is also available, including laboratory power supplies, handheld and bench multimeters, a thermal imaging camera, and portable oscilloscopes, among other devices. It also has fully equipped workbenches for soldering electronic boards.

• Dark Room

This room can house large devices that operate with little or no light pollution. Calibration of the AMIGA detector electronics is performed here.

• Experimental Array Room for Particle Detection

This room houses prototype detectors for testing. Tests were carried out here on both the materials and detection systems of the detectors developed for the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Actualmente, se está evaluando un primer prototipo de fotomultiplicador de silicio digital, desarrollado en conjunto con el Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

• Machining Laboratory and Light Mechanics Workshop

This laboratory has two CNC milling machines: one with a machining area of ​​140 x 290 cm^2 and a higher-precision machine with a machining area of ​​60 x 60 cm^2.

It also has various machine tools, such as a drill press, a sensitive cutter, and a grinding stone, among others.

• Server Room

This room houses the institute’s servers. It is air-conditioned to ensure optimal operation.

• PCB Manufacturing Laboratory

This laboratory manufactures printed circuit boards for electronic prototypes under development. It is capable of using special substrates and has the necessary processes for metallizing the vias of manufactured PCBs.