Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2012) 127: 112
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2012-12112-1

Regular Article

The Canfranc Underground Laboratory (LSC)

¹ Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc, Canfranc (Huesco), Spain
² Physics Department and INFN, University of Padua “G. Galilei”, Padova, Italy

^* e-mail: bettini@lsc-canfranc.es
^** e-mail: bettini@pd.infn.it

Received: 6 July 2012
Accepted: 24 July 2012
Published online: 20 September 2012

Abstract

The Canfranc Underground Laboratory, presently the second largest in Europe, is located under the Mount Tobazo in the central Spanish Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca in Aragón. After recalling a few historical elements, I shall describe the LSC infrastructures and services both underground and the support ones on the surface. I shall then report the characterisation measurements done so far. A summary of the approved experiments and projects for the future will complete the article.