The Wavelength-Shifting Optical Module in Application to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Paper in proceeding, 2024

The Wavelength-shifting Optical Module (WOM) is a novel photosensor concept developed as part of the upcoming Upgrade for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. It uses the technique of wavelength shifting and total internal reflection to increase the photon light yield in the UV-regime of the Cherenkov spectrum. The decoupling of the effective area from the size of light sensors enhances the signal-to-noise-ratio. Twelve WOM modules will be deployed in the IceCube Upgrade to increase the photon detection efficiency and thus enhance future low-energy analyses. The general concept can also be applied at the future IceCube-Gen2 detector, where passive light collecting extensions to the optical sensor modules locally increase the light collection efficiency. This technique would benefit the detection of supernova neutrinos or other particles with low light emissions. We report on new results in characterizing and optimizing the WOM concept, the production status of the modules to be deployed in 2025/26 as well as possible applications of the concept for IceCube-Gen2.

Author

R. Abbasi

Loyola University of Chicago

M. Ackermann

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

S. K. Agarwalla

University of Wisconsin

J. Adams

University of Canterbury

J.A. Aguilar

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

M. Ahlers

Niels Bohr Institute

J. M. Alameddine

Technische Universität Dortmund

A. Coleman

Uppsala University

A. Connolly

Ohio State University

A. Desai

University of Wisconsin

A. V. Balagopal

University of Wisconsin

A. Diaz

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

C. Argüelles

Harvard University

N.M. Amin

University of Delaware

K. Andeen

Marquette University

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University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

C. Bellenghi

Technical University of Munich

G. Anton

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU)

Y. Ashida

University of Utah

B. Brinson

Georgia Institute of Technology

S. Athanasiadou

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

C. Benning

RWTH Aachen University

S. N. Axani

University of Delaware

X. Bai

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

A. Fedynitch

Academia Sinica

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University of Padua

M. Baricevic

University of Wisconsin

A. Franckowiak

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

C. Chen

Georgia Institute of Technology

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Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics

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