{
  "id": "2107.09954",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2021-07-21T09:05:05.000Z",
  "updated": "2021-07-21T09:05:05.000Z",
  "title": "Design of an Efficient, High-Throughput Photomultiplier Tube Testing Facility for the IceCube Upgrade",
  "authors": [
    "Lasse Halve",
    "Johannes Werthebach"
  ],
  "comment": "Presented at the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021). See arXiv:2107.06966 for all IceCube contributions",
  "categories": [
    "astro-ph.HE",
    "astro-ph.IM"
  ],
  "abstract": "The IceCube Upgrade is an extension of the IceCube detector at the geographic South Pole. It consists of seven new strings with novel instrumentation. More than 430 multi-PMT optical modules called \"mDOMs\", housing 24 3-inch PMTs each, will be produced for the Upgrade. This will require testing and pre-calibration on a short timescale of more than 10,000 PMTs prior to assembly and deployment. We present the design of a PMT testing facility that enables simultaneous testing of roughly 100 PMTs per day at temperatures down to -20{\\deg}C. The design is implemented at RWTH Aachen University and TU Dortmund University in parallel to achieve a throughput of up to 1,000 PMTs per week. This will enable a steady supply of tested PMTs to the production sites, which is critical for the Upgrade, as well as the future IceCube-Gen2 project.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2021-07-21T09:05:05.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "high-throughput photomultiplier tube testing facility",
      "icecube upgrade",
      "geographic south pole",
      "rwth aachen university",
      "tu dortmund university"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "conference paper"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}