Studies of an alternative glass pressure housing for optical modules in the KM3NeT neutrino telescope

KM3NeT is a future European research infrastructure, which will host a neutrino telescope with a volume of at least 1 Km 3 in the deep Mediterranean Sea. This challenging project will require the installation of thousands of photon detectors with their related electronics and calibration systems sev...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2011-01, Vol.626, p.S127-S129
Main Authors: Cosquer, Alain, Keller, Pascale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deep-sea technology
Detectors
Electronics
Finite element method
Glass
Glass pressure housing
Housing
Hyperbaric container
Marine
Marine sciences
Modules
Neutrino astronomy
Neutrinos
Telescopes
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Summary:KM3NeT is a future European research infrastructure, which will host a neutrino telescope with a volume of at least 1 Km 3 in the deep Mediterranean Sea. This challenging project will require the installation of thousands of photon detectors with their related electronics and calibration systems several kilometres below the sea level. The design builds on the extensive experience gained in the pioneering ANTARES, NEMO and NESTOR underwater neutrino telescope projects. However, independent of the technical and scientific challenges inherent to such a project, new solutions must be pursued in order to significantly increase the cost effectiveness. This contribution presents the first results of a finite element analysis (FEA) performed at CPPM, in association with the Schott glass R&D department, for an alternative low cost glass pressure housing for optical modules in the KM3NeT neutrino telescope.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.138