{"id":723,"date":"2026-07-13T15:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/?page_id=723"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:00:25","slug":"the-experiment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/the-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cygno-section cygno-cygno04 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cygno-cygno04-build cygno-media-layout cygno-media-layout--balanced is-media-second\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-cygno04-copy cygno-media-layout__content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cygno-section-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">CYGNO04 build phase<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cygno-section-title\">CYGNO04 is where directional dark matter gets real.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cygno-lede wp-block-paragraph\">CYGNO04 is a 400 L underground technology demonstrator for directional dark matter. It is designed to turn optical-readout tracking into one of the largest and most precise directional detector systems of its kind, and to prepare the scale-up to CYGNO30.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8236573b83c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8236573b83c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large cygno-media-frame cygno-cygno04-media cygno-media-layout__media wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1588\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/wp-content\/themes\/cygno-theme\/assets\/images\/detectors\/cygno04-cleanroom.webp\" alt=\"CYGNO04 detector in a cleanroom\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cygno-build-milestones is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div><strong>Build underground<\/strong><span>Turn the optical TPC concept into a radiopure detector with stable gas, shielding, services, and commissioning at scale.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div><strong>Image tracks<\/strong><span>Use triple-GEM amplification, six single-photon-sensitive cameras, and almost 60 million pixels to preserve topology.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div><strong>Add depth<\/strong><span>Combine optical projections with 16 PMTs that resolve the light development needed for the third coordinate.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div><strong>Prepare CYGNO30<\/strong><span>Use CYGNO04 as the demonstrator for a future approximately 30 m<sup>3<\/sup> directional detector.<\/span><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cygno-detector-overview is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>400 L<\/strong><span>fiducial volume for the CYGNO04 demonstrator<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>He\/CF<sub>4<\/sub> 60\/40<\/strong><span>low-density gas mixture at atmospheric pressure<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>~600 g<\/strong><span>target mass for low-mass recoil searches<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>1 kg\u00b7year<\/strong><span>target exposure for the demonstrator program<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>Dual-sided TPC<\/strong><span>two mirrored drift volumes around the center<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>2 \u00d7 50 cm<\/strong><span>drift regions for ionization electrons<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>1 common central cathode<\/strong><span>shared electrode defining the drift field<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>Triple-GEM<\/strong><span>amplification stage that turns ionization into detectable light<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>6 cameras<\/strong><span>single-photon-sensitive optical views of the tracks<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>~60 million pixels<\/strong><span>detailed imaging of track topology<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>16 PMTs<\/strong><span>time development of the light signal<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat\"><strong>3D tracking<\/strong><span>camera projections and PMT information combined in reconstruction<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cygno-detector-stat is-future\"><strong>30 m<sup>3<\/sup><\/strong><span>future CYGNO30 scale-up goal<\/span><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cygno-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide cygno-split cygno-media-layout cygno-media-layout--balanced is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column cygno-media-layout__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8236573c783&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8236573c783\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large cygno-media-frame wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/wp-content\/themes\/cygno-theme\/assets\/images\/tracks\/reconstruction-direction.webp\" alt=\"Reconstructed particle direction shown over a pixelated CYGNO event\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column cygno-media-layout__content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:54%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cygno-section-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Optical TPC technology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cygno-section-title\">How CYGNO04 turns light into direction.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cygno-lede wp-block-paragraph\">A dark-matter candidate event is not treated as a single flash. CYGNO04 records the track image, adds depth information, and reconstructs the event direction.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detector is also a data-intensive instrument: online machine learning detects tracks and triggers acquisition, while reconstruction and machine-learning analysis classify events and extract physics observables.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cygno-process-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ionization track<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A particle produces an ionization track in the He\/CF<sub>4<\/sub> gas.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drift<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electrons drift up to 50 cm toward the triple-GEM amplification stage.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Light production<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GEMs amplify the signal and produce light near the readout plane.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">04<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Camera image<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six cameras image the track topology with almost 60 million pixels.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">05<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online trigger<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An online machine-learning algorithm detects tracks and triggers data acquisition.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">06<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third coordinate<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixteen PMTs resolve the time development of the light signal, adding depth to the 2D projection.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-process-step has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><p class=\"cygno-step-number wp-block-paragraph\">07<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reconstruction and machine learning classify the event and extract its direction.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cygno-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-54d22900 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"cygno-section-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Detector evolution<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading cygno-section-title\">From optical-readout prototypes to CYGNO30.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"cygno-lede wp-block-paragraph\">A decade of optical-readout R&amp;D is converging on CYGNO04, the technology demonstrator that bridges prototypes and a future CYGNO30 detector with an approximately 30 m<sup>3<\/sup> target volume.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a823657475c9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a823657475c9\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large cygno-media-frame cygno-roadmap-frame wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"696\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1900\" src=\"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/wp-content\/themes\/cygno-theme\/assets\/images\/detectors\/cygno-roadmap.webp\" alt=\"CYGNO detector roadmap from ORANGE and LEMON to LIME, CYGNO04, and 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detector\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><div class=\"cygno-detector-card-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ORANGE<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early prototype detector for CYGNO technology development.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group cygno-detector-card has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a82365747b20&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a82365747b20\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"679\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/web.infn.it\/cygnus\/wp-content\/themes\/cygno-theme\/assets\/images\/detectors\/lemon.webp\" alt=\"LEMON prototype detector setup\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><div class=\"cygno-detector-card-content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LEMON<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prototype stage in the detector 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