par Abbasi, Rasha;Aguilar Sanchez, Juan Antonio ;Chau, Thien Nhan ;Maris, Ioana Codrina ;Schlüter, Felix ;Toscano, Simona ; [et al.]
Référence (26 July 2023 through 3 August 2023: Nagoya), 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023, Pos proceedings of science (444), 10982
Publication Publié, 2024-03-01
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Résumé : The D-Egg, a dual PMT optical sensor, is one of the new optical modules designed for the coming IceCube Upgrade at the South Pole. With two 8-inch high-quantum efficiency photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) per module and improvements in overall design, D-Eggs offer an increased effective photodetection sensitivity that is 2.8 times larger than that of the current IceCube optical sensors. Mass production of over 300 D-Eggs has been completed, with all modules now undergoing Final Acceptance Testing (FAT) before deployment in the Antarctic ice. This involves detailed characterisation of each module at cold temperatures to collect valuable calibration data, as well as detect possible hardware related failures. While FAT is still on-going, current results indicate we will exceed the required 277 modules for deployment.