News Archive

February 2024 : Final veto assembly tests are taking place within the SABRE South vessel at Swinburne’s Wantirna campus. These tests cover a multitude of issues, including installing the Lumirror sheeting on the vessel’s interior walls, and veto PMT mounting and cabling. The results will inform the processes used when installing SABRE South in SUPL.

January 2024 : The main muon system has been installed in SUPL. This is quite a milestone, as it represents the first components of the SABRE South system itself to be installed in the lab. The system will eventually be placed above the veto vessel, but for now is arranged in telescope configuration, which allows for studies of the angular distribution of muons entering the lab.

October 2023 : The small muon system has been installed in SUPL. This represents the first placement of our equipment in the lab, and is a notable milestone in progress. Some environmental monitoring equipment (radon levels, temperature, pressure) also has been installed.

July 2023 : Our paper Simulation and background characterisation of the SABRE South experiment has been accepted for publication. 

December 2022 : The access agreement with Stawell Gold Mine has been finalised, paving the way for the commencement of moving equipment into SUPL.

August 2022 : The official opening of SUPL occurred on Friday, August 19th. Lab construction is finished, but installation of experimental hardware is yet to start.