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    Löhner, H.; Dorosti-Hasankiadeh, Q.; Heine, E.; Gajanana, D.; Kavatsyuk, O.; Kooijman, P.; Kopper, C.; Peek, H.; Steijger, J.; Timmer, P.; de Wolf, E.

    Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 08/2013, Letnik: 718
    Journal Article

    In the future neutrino telescope KM3NeT a novel type of optical module (OM) will be employed to optimize the sensitivity to Cherenkov photons and maximize the environmental background suppression. The multi-PMT OM, a pressure-resistant glass sphere containing 31 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) of 3-in. diameter, has been developed and prototyped including electronics for high-voltage generation, signal digitization and optical signal transmission. Monte-Carlo simulations show that a multi-PMT OM configuration requires three times less OMs to achieve the same performance as conventional OMs hosting 10-in. PMTs.