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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 51: Experimentelle Methoden der Astroteilchenphysik III

T 51.1: Talk

Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 16:45–17:00, I.13.70 (HS 27)

Digital optical modules for the KM3NeT neutrino telescope — •Oleg Kalekin for the ANTARES-KM3NeT-Erlangen collaboration — Universitaet Erlangen, ECAP

KM3NeT is multi-cubic-kilometer neutrino telescope under construction in the Mediterranean Sea. In the currently running Phase 1 of the project, almost 30 detection units - 700 m tall vertical structures holding 18 Digital Optical Modules (DOMs) each - will be produced and deployed. A KM3NeT DOM consists of a pressure resistant glass sphere encapsulating 31 photomultiplier tubes of 80 mm diameter, readout electronics and additional instrumentation for calibration and monitoring. The Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics is one of the DOM integration sites of the project. This contribution describes the design, functionality and integration procedure of the KM3NeT DOM.