TY - JOUR
T1 - Design and performance of the multi-PMT optical module for IceCube Upgrade
AU - The IceCube Collaboration
AU - Anderson, T.
AU - Classen, L.
AU - Fienberg, A. T.
AU - Mechbal, S.
AU - Schneider, J.
AU - Sulanke, K. H.
AU - Unland Elorrieta, M. A.
AU - Wendt, C.
AU - Abbasi, R.
AU - Ackermann, M.
AU - Adams, J.
AU - Aguilar, J. A.
AU - Ahlers, M.
AU - Ahrens, M.
AU - Alispach, C.
AU - Alves, A. A.
AU - Amin, N. M.
AU - An, R.
AU - Andeen, K.
AU - Anderson, T.
AU - Anton, G.
AU - Argüelles, C.
AU - Ashida, Y.
AU - Axani, S.
AU - Bai, X.
AU - Balagopal, A. V.
AU - Barbano, A.
AU - Barwick, S. W.
AU - Bastian, B.
AU - Basu, V.
AU - Baur, S.
AU - Bay, R.
AU - Beatty, J. J.
AU - Becker, K. H.
AU - Becker Tjus, J.
AU - Bellenghi, C.
AU - BenZvi, S.
AU - Berley, D.
AU - Bernardini, E.
AU - Besson, D. Z.
AU - Binder, G.
AU - Bindig, D.
AU - Blaufuss, E.
AU - Blot, S.
AU - Boddenberg, M.
AU - Bontempo, F.
AU - Borowka, J.
AU - Böser, S.
AU - Cowen, D. F.
AU - Fox, D.
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PY - 2022/3/18
Y1 - 2022/3/18
N2 - The IceCube Upgrade is the first step towards the next-generation neutrino observatory at the South Pole, IceCube-Gen2, and will be installed in the central region of the existing array. The Upgrade will consist of 693 newly developed, densely spaced optical sensors and 50 standalone calibration devices, which will enhance IceCube’s capabilities both at low and high neutrino energies. Of the new sensors, 402 will be multi-PMT Digital Optical Modules (mDOMs). Consisting of 24 small photomultipliers arranged inside a pressure vessel, the mDOM features a large sensitive area distributed nearly homogeneously over the full solid angle. The use of multiple, individually read-out PMTs allows directional information to be obtained for the registered photons and enables the use of multiplicity triggering within a single module, e.g., for background suppression. The challenges driving the mDOM development included tight restrictions on module size, data-transfer rate, and power consumption as well as the harsh environment in the deep ice at the South Pole. In this contribution we present the final mDOM design that meets these challenges.
AB - The IceCube Upgrade is the first step towards the next-generation neutrino observatory at the South Pole, IceCube-Gen2, and will be installed in the central region of the existing array. The Upgrade will consist of 693 newly developed, densely spaced optical sensors and 50 standalone calibration devices, which will enhance IceCube’s capabilities both at low and high neutrino energies. Of the new sensors, 402 will be multi-PMT Digital Optical Modules (mDOMs). Consisting of 24 small photomultipliers arranged inside a pressure vessel, the mDOM features a large sensitive area distributed nearly homogeneously over the full solid angle. The use of multiple, individually read-out PMTs allows directional information to be obtained for the registered photons and enables the use of multiplicity triggering within a single module, e.g., for background suppression. The challenges driving the mDOM development included tight restrictions on module size, data-transfer rate, and power consumption as well as the harsh environment in the deep ice at the South Pole. In this contribution we present the final mDOM design that meets these challenges.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85145019057
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 395
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
M1 - 1070
T2 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021
Y2 - 12 July 2021 through 23 July 2021
ER -