During 2022 the SAPHIR Millennium Institute worked on the development, construction and delivery of a mobile table for the SND experiment at CERN. SND@LHC, is an experiment at the LHC that studies neutrinos, their properties and interaction with matter. It measures the energy of neutrinos by detecting muons resulting from their interactions. In addition, it searches for evidence of dark matter candidate particles. This project was led by Rafael Mena Fredes, who worked in close collaboration with the SAPHIR mechanical detail engineering team headed by Cristhofer Figueroa Estrada, physics engineer.
The importance of the moving table lies in the fact that regardless of its weight and size, it is able to move millimetrically to calibrate hadron calorimeters and thus position it in front of the light beam.
Carlos Flores, who is also part of SAPHIR's engineering physics team, was selected to work on the SND experiment at CERN for three months to help set up the table.
The participation of our team in projects such as the delivery of the mobile table for the SNS experiment at CERN and the work of our engineers and technicians at CERN are an example of our commitment and dedication in this field.