The optical modules of the phase-2 of the NEMO project

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Published 8 July 2013 © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
, , Citation S Aiello et al 2013 JINST 8 P07001 DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/P07001

1748-0221/8/07/P07001

Abstract

A 13-inch Optical Module (OM) containing a large-area (10-inch) photomultiplier was designed as part of Phase-2 of the NEMO project. An intense R&D activity on the photomultipliers, the voltage supply boards, the optical coupling as well as the study of the influences of the Earth's magnetic field has driven the choice of each single component of the OM. Following a well-established production procedure, 32 OMs were assembled and their functionality tested. The design, the testing and the production phases are thoroughly described in this paper.

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10.1088/1748-0221/8/07/P07001