Acceptance Tests of more than 10 000 Photomultiplier Tubes for the multi-PMT Digital Optical Modules of the IceCube Upgrade
IceCube Collaboration; Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Agarwalla, S. K.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Alameddine, J. M.; Amin, N. M.; Andeen, K.; Anton, G.; Argüelles, C.; Ashida, Y.; Athanasiadou, S.; Ausborm, L.; Axani, S. N.; Bai, X.; V., A. Balagopal; Baricevic, M.;
Abstract:
More than 10 000 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) with a diameter of 80 mm will be installed
in multi-PMT Digital Optical Modules (mDOMs) of the IceCube Upgrade. These have been tested
and pre-calibrated at two sites. A throughput of more than 1000 PMTs per week with both sites was
achieved with a modular design of the testing facilities and highly automated testing procedures. The
testing facilities can easily be adapted to other PMTs, such that they can, e.g., be re-used for testing the
PMTs for IceCube-Gen2. Single photoelectron response, high voltage dependence, time resolution,
prepulse, late pulse, afterpulse probabilities, and dark rates were measured for each PMT. We describe
the design of the testing facilities, the testing procedures, and the results of the acceptance tests.
in multi-PMT Digital Optical Modules (mDOMs) of the IceCube Upgrade. These have been tested
and pre-calibrated at two sites. A throughput of more than 1000 PMTs per week with both sites was
achieved with a modular design of the testing facilities and highly automated testing procedures. The
testing facilities can easily be adapted to other PMTs, such that they can, e.g., be re-used for testing the
PMTs for IceCube-Gen2. Single photoelectron response, high voltage dependence, time resolution,
prepulse, late pulse, afterpulse probabilities, and dark rates were measured for each PMT. We describe
the design of the testing facilities, the testing procedures, and the results of the acceptance tests.
| Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT | Institut für Astroteilchenphysik (IAP) Institut für Experimentelle Teilchenphysik (ETP) |
| Publikationstyp | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| Publikationsdatum | 29.07.2024 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Identifikator | ISSN: 1748-0221 KITopen-ID: 1000173556 |
| HGF-Programm | 51.13.04 (POF IV, LK 01) Kosmische Strahlung Technologien |
| Erschienen in | Journal of Instrumentation |
| Verlag | Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd (IOP Publishing Ltd) |
| Band | 19 |
| Heft | 07 |
| Seiten | Art-Nr.: P07038 |
| Nachgewiesen in | arXiv Scopus OpenAlex Dimensions |