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The Physical Sciences Laboratory, University of Wisconsin – Madison Engineering and Instrumentation for Research Engineering and technical staff of 27 Large machine shop – CNC and manual machines Electronics shop – broad array of test instruments Stockroom with large inventory
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The Physical Sciences Laboratory, University of Wisconsin – Madison Engineering and Instrumentation for Research • Engineering and technical staff of 27 • Large machine shop – CNC and manual machines • Electronics shop – broad array of test instruments • Stockroom with large inventory • Experienced purchasing staff • Qualified suppliers and subcontractors • 35 years experience, 6000 projects • 4400 m2 facility Phil Robl
IceCube at PSL • AMANDA hot water drill (three generations – 1992 to 1999) • AMANDA Optical Module Production (1997 – 2000) • Enhanced Hot Water Drill for IceCube • Hose reel and cable reel • Instrumented Drill Head • Mobile Drilling Structure Integration and assembly • IceCube Digital Optical Modules • DOM Design – Flasher Board, Delay Board, PMT Collar • DOM assembly • DOM packaging, storage and shipping • Production room • Dark freezer lab Phil Robl
3rd Generation AMANDA Drill Head Phil Robl
AMANDA OM production Gel curing Digital optical module Phil Robl
Hose Reel for Enhanced Hot Water Drill Phil Robl
Hose Reel for the Hot Water Drill -- finished at PSL Phil Robl
Finished Hose Reel with Hose and Mobile Drilling Structures Phil Robl
Outfitting of HPP MDS Phil Robl
Interior of Rodriguez Well MDS Phil Robl
AMANDA OM Production at UWPSL • FY97 -- 230 analog OMs • FY98 -- 150 analog and ALED OMs • FY00 -- 300 OMs: • 201 ALEDs (198 8" PMTs and 3 10" PMTs) • 11 dAOMs ( 6 8" PMTs and 5 10" PMTs) • 40 DOMs (In collaboration with LBNL) • 20 dAOMs (poured for UC Irvine) • 28 test & development Phil Robl
OM Production for FY00 Phil Robl
IceCube DOM Production Flowchart Phil Robl
PMT Collar Installation Jig Phil Robl
Gel Pouring Jig Phil Robl
Assembled DOM Phil Robl
Finished DOM Ready to Pack and Test Phil Robl
DOM Production at PSL Phil Robl
DOM Production Room Prefab Structure Phil Robl
Dark Freezer Laboratory Phil Robl
Dark Freezer Laboratory Phil Robl
DFL Construction at PSL Phil Robl
DFL Computer Room Phil Robl
Quality Control of Production • All procedures documented in detail • All procedures coordinated with German and Swedish OM facilities • All assembly technicians trained • Log components in each unique DOM: • Benthossphere S/N • PMT S/N • PCB S/Ns (four boards) • Log each assembly operation • Date and time • Room pressure, temperature, humidity • Deviations from normal procedure • Record results of each test (computerized) Phil Robl