The automation of the \"Welding Machine\" for the DUs integration in the KM3NeT experiment

This note describes some technical aspects, in particular the control system, of one of the tools used during Process-1 of the integration of the Detection Units (DUs) in the KM3NeT experiment. In particular, the device is designed to seal the Break-out-box (BOB). The BOB is a box interface between a Digital Optical Module (DOM) and the electro-optical cable (VEOC) for power and optical connection of each optical module (DOM) to the DU. The original manual version of the tool developed by NIKHEF was then automatized by INFN-LNS in order to guarantee a replicable operation in the recursive process of the DU integration and two samples have been developed for the integration sites at LNS and Genova respectively. The general principle and performances of the automated welding machine will be presented shortly in a dedicated INFN report. Here we summarize the cycle of the operations performed by the machine and how they are managed by corresponding control program and related electronics boards

The High Voltage Regulator Board for the BDX Experiment

In this note we describe the design and construction of SiPM High Voltage (HV) Regulator board for the BDX experiment. The board is used to provide bias voltage to the Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SiPMs) used in the BDX detector. It hosts four independent channels, each with a selectable output voltage in the range 37 V to 80 V: each channel is individually regulated by means of a variable resistor. In the note, after a brief introduction to the BDX experiment, we present the design of the board, discussing in particular the critical aspects that we identified during the circuit implementation phase. We also show the results obtained from the characterization of a first sample of 10 boards

The integration of the detection units of KM3NET in Genova

The KM3NeT experiment (1) for the detection of high energy cosmic neutrinos is being built in two sites of the Mediterranean Sea: Capo Passero in Sicily and Toulon in the French coast. The full detection system includes 3 building blocks of Detection Units (DU) (2), each block of 115 DUs. The DU accommodates up to 18 digital optical modules (DOMs) (3). In this note we describe the facility to integrate the DOMs to the vertical cable of the line (VEOC) as realized in our ground floor laboratory of the INFN Institute in Genova

The new "Welding Machine" for the DUs integration in the KM3NeT experiment: Mechanical and Pneumatic parts

This note describes one of the tools used during Process-1 of the integration of the Detection Units (DUs) in the KM3NeT experiment. In particular, the device is designed to seal the Break-out-box (BOB). The BOB is a box interface between a Digital Optical Module (DOM) and the electro-optical cable (VEOC) for power and optical connection of each optical module (DOM) to the DU. The original manual version of the tool developed by NIKHEF was then automatized by INFN-LNS in order to guarantee a reproducible operation in the recursive process of the DU integration and two samples have been realized for the integration sites at LNS and Genova respectively

La Campania nella dimensione europea: politiche e processi territoriali

Il presente lavoro si inserisce in una più ampia ricerca, coordinata dalla Prof.ssa Maria Prezioso, svoltasi nell'ambito di un gruppo di lavoro AGeI (Associazione dei Geografi Italiani). Con tale ricerca si è voluta misurare, attraverso metodologie e strumenti innovativi, la dimensione territoriale della competitività sostenibile nell'attuazione dei processi di Lisbona/Gothenburg. In questo lavoro, in particolare, ci si è occupati della regione Campania