Speaker
Mr
Lew Classen
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
Description
The IceCube large-volume neutrino telescope aims at the exploration of
sources in the TeV energy range. A dense infill array, Deep Core,
provides sensitivity to neutrinos of lower energy, down to about 20 GeV.
One goal of the PINGU project is to add even denser instrumentation in
the Deep Core subvolume and to further decrease the energy threshold of
the instrument to a few GeV. As an R&D activity targeted at potential
future extensions, a new type of optical modules will be tested in the
PINGU framework. The multi-PMT DOM contains 41 three-inch PMTs in a
cylindrical glass vessel. The design is based on the KM3NeT DOM. Among
other advantages, this approach offers a significant increase of
photocathode area per module and also per string length. The current
status of the development and the prototype construction will be presented.
Primary author
Mr
Lew Classen
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
Co-authors
Mr
Jonas Reubelt
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
Ms
Maria Tselengidou
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
Dr
Oleg Kalekin
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
Prof.
Uli Katz
(ECAP, University of Erlangen)
