The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is an international collaboration working on realizing a next-generation observatory located in the Southern hemisphere, which offers a privileged view of our galactic center. We are working on the construction of a prototype water Cherenkov detector at Politecnico di Milano using a flexible testing facility for several candidate light sensors and configurations. A structure able to hold different types of detectors in multiple configurations has been designed, built and tested in Politecnico’s labs. Furthermore, an analytical study of muons and electrons showers has been carried out using the SWGO observatory simulation software to examine the correlation between the detection capabilities of the prototype tank and its water level.
A prototype tank for the SWGO detector / Grusovin, S.; Consolati, G.; de Angelis, A.; Arcaro, C.; Bisconti, F.; Chiavassa, A.; Doro, M.; Guarino, F.; Mariotti, M.; Prandini, E.. - In: POS PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1824-8039. - 423:(2023). ( 27th European Cosmic Ray Symposium, ECRS 2022 nld 2022) [10.22323/1.423.0150].
A prototype tank for the SWGO detector
Guarino F.;
2023
Abstract
The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is an international collaboration working on realizing a next-generation observatory located in the Southern hemisphere, which offers a privileged view of our galactic center. We are working on the construction of a prototype water Cherenkov detector at Politecnico di Milano using a flexible testing facility for several candidate light sensors and configurations. A structure able to hold different types of detectors in multiple configurations has been designed, built and tested in Politecnico’s labs. Furthermore, an analytical study of muons and electrons showers has been carried out using the SWGO observatory simulation software to examine the correlation between the detection capabilities of the prototype tank and its water level.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
