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The Ricochet experiment is an international particle‑physics project studying coherent elastic neutrino‑nucleus scattering (CEvNS) with reactor neutrinos at the Institut Laue‑Langevin (ILL) in France. Using germanium‑based cryogenic detectors called CryoCube, cooled to 10 mK, it measures low‑energy recoils (≈50 eVnr) from a 58 MW reactor 8.8 m away. The collaboration of France, USA, Russia and Canada operates 18 detectors (≈750 g total) and plans a second phase with silicon Q‑Array detectors to extend sensitivity to new physics.
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