mini. DOM report Vlad Popa KM 3 Ne. T General Meeting, Marseille 28 -31 January 2012
The mini. DOM story started with a proposal…
… and many people from various labs contributed: Michel Ageron Marco Circella Antoine Couchner Paschal Coyle Maarten de Jong Eric Heine Sylvain Henry Aauke Korporaal Patrick Lamare Ovidiu Maris George Mogildea Marian Mogildea Vlad Popa Bertran Vallage … and many others in different moments.
The prototyping started in 2011 in ISS for the electronics…
… and at NIKHEF, for all the rest.
In 2012 the job moved to CPPM,
… while pressure tests were completed in Catania.
Various problems were identified and solved: • High currents at power on • Noisy output • Low signal amplitude (electronics sent back to ISS and fine tuned in summer 2012) • … • And other details, “not to be mentioned”
Today status: • Tests and calibrations in the dark room, using the “flower pots” OK!
Today status: • The mini. DOM integration completed (the mechanics design changed in order to ease the connections)
Today status: • The mini. DOM (as the DOM) integrated on IL 12 F 1, minimizing the LCM shadow.
Next steps: • IL 12 deployment and connection (starting February? ) • mini. DM software installed at IMP • Definition of the procedures (to be included in the ANTARES shfter’s manual) • Decision on the mini. DOM use: find a Ph. D student or a postdoc? Voluntaries from us? • Any other suggestions? Thank you!