Performance studies for a next-generation optical sensor for IceCube-Gen2

The IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration

Performance studies for a next-generation optical sensor for IceCube-Gen2

The IceCube-Gen2 Collaboration

Physics and Astronomy

Chiba University
University of Texas at Arlington
RWTH Aachen University
University of Münster
University of Adelaide
Loyola University Chicago
German Electron Synchrotron
University of Canterbury
Université libre de Bruxelles
University of Copenhagen
Oskar Klein Centre
University of Geneva
Ohio State University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
University of Delaware
Harvard University
Marquette University
Pennsylvania State University
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Columbia University
University of California at Irvine
University of California at Berkeley
University of Wuppertal
Ruhr University Bochum
Technical University of Munich
University of Rochester
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Padua
University of Kansas
Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Uppsala University

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Abstract

We present performance studies of a segmented optical module for the IceCube-Gen2 detector. Based on the experience gained in sensor development for the IceCube Upgrade, the new sensor will consist of up to eighteen 4 inch PMTs housed in a transparent pressure vessel, providing homogeneous angular coverage. The use of custom molded optical ‘gel pads’ around the PMTs enhances the photon capture rate via total internal reflection at the gel-air interface. This contribution presents simulation studies of various sensor, PMT, and gel pad geometries aimed at optimizing the sensitivity of the optical module in the face of confined space and harsh environmental conditions at the South Pole.

Original language	English
Article number	1041
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	395
State	Published - Mar 18 2022
Event	37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021 - Virtual, Berlin, Germany Duration: Jul 12 2021 → Jul 23 2021

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Performance studies for a next-generation optical sensor for IceCube-Gen2

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