A next-generation optical sensor for IceCube-Gen2
International Cosmic Ray Conference, pp. 1062
Abstract
For the in-ice component of the next generation neutrino observatory at the South Pole, IceCube-Gen2, a new sensor module is being developed, which is an evolution of the D-Egg and mDOM sensors developed for the IceCube Upgrade. The sensor design features up to 18 4-inch PMTs distributed homogeneously in a borosilicate glass pressure vessel. Challenges arise for the mechanical design from the tight constraints on the bore hole diameter (which will be 2 inches smaller than for IceCube Upgrade) and from the close packing of the PMTs. The electronics design must meet the space constraints posed by the mechanical design as well as the power consumption and cost considerations from over 10,000 optical modules being deployed. This contribution presents forward-looking solutions to these design considerations. Prototype modules will be installed and integrated in the IceCube Upgrade.
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University of Wisconsin–Madison · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
WIPAC , UW Madison , WI 53706 , USA
WIPAC, UW Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Chiba University · The University of Adelaide
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
ICEHAP , Chiba University , Chiba , Japan
ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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University of Alaska Anchorage · University of Münster
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Dept. of Physics and Astronomy , University of Alaska Anchorage , 3211 Providence Dr. , Anchorage , AK 99508 , USA
Institut für Kernphysik , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
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Chiba University · The University of Adelaide
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
ICEHAP , Chiba University , Chiba , Japan
ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
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ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
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ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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University of Wisconsin–Madison · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
WIPAC , UW Madison , WI 53706 , USA
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University of Wisconsin–Madison · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
WIPAC , UW Madison , WI 53706 , USA
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Affiliation as printed
ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Chiba University · The University of Adelaide
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
ICEHAP , Chiba University , Chiba , Japan
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Chiba University · The University of Adelaide
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Department of Physics , University of Adelaide , Adelaide , 5005 , Australia
ICEHAP , Chiba University , Chiba , Japan
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , GA 30332
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ICEHAP, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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University of Wisconsin–Madison · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
WIPAC , UW Madison , WI 53706 , USA
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , GA 30332
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University of Wisconsin–Madison · RWTH Aachen University
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III. Physikalisches Institut , RWTH Aachen University , D-52056 Aachen , Germany
WIPAC , UW Madison , WI 53706 , USA
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