Closeup of a ZIP detector in its mount. A detector of this kind,
made of Si, was operated in the 1998 run. The photolithographically-fabricated
thin film on the surface is the phonon sensor and represents a significant
advance over the detectors used in the 1999 run. Silicon and germanium
ZIPs, weighing 100 g and 250 g respectively, will be used in future CDMS
II runs at Stanford and in the Soudan mine.