Hamburg 2016 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 79: Neutrinoastronomie IV

T 79.10: Vortrag

Mittwoch, 2. März 2016, 19:05–19:20, VMP9 SR 08

Testing the Precision Optical CAlibration Module for PINGU — •Kilian Holzapfel, Antonio Becerra, Martin Jurkovic, Roman Gernhäuser, and Irene Mayoral for the IceCube collaboration — TUM - ECP, München, Germany

The Precision IceCube Next Generation Upgrade (PINGU) is primarily designed to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy. This measurement requires an accurate calibration of the detector in order to reduce systematic uncertainties. The Precision Optical CAlibration Module (POCAM) will be placed in the detector as a self-calibrated artificial light source in the ice. The POCAM will be enclosed in a glass sphere identical to those used for the detector modules. To construct and simulate a prototype of the POCAM, every component needs to be analyzed by their optical characteristics. We report the status of the testing environment and the selected hardware together with progress on the nanosecond LED driver circuit.