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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 64: Experimentelle Techniken der Astroteilchenphysik 3

T 64.2: Talk

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 17:00–17:15, VSH 18

Simulation Studies on the Wavelength-shifting Optical Module for IceCube Gen2 — •Dustin Hebecker for the IceCube collaboration — HU-Berlin/DESY

The Wavelength-shifting Optical Module is a single-photon sensor that employs wavelength-shifting and light-guiding techniques to maximize the collection area while minimizing the dark noise rate. The prototype sensor is developed for application in ice-Cherenkov neutrino detectors, such as IceCube-Gen2 or MICA. It is aimed at decreasing the energy threshold as well as increasing the energy resolution and the vetoing capability of the neutrino telescope, when compared to a setup with optical sensors similar to those used in IceCube. The proposed sensor captures photons with wavelengths between 250 nm and 400 nm. The Wavelength-shifting Optical Module has been integrated in the IceCube simulation framework. In this talk the measurements on which the simulation is based followed by the first simulation results will be shown.