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Frozen Photodetectors Present Design Challenges
Working hand-in-hand with the scientists at IceCube, we have met or exceeded every expectation the project required. Read about this success story in the September 2005 issue of Photonics Spectra Magazine.
See more on this article below
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| The world's largest scientific instrument is now being constructed deep in the Antarctic ice. "Project IceCube" is a neutrino detection array designed by an international scientific collaboration headed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and primarily funded by the National Science Foundation. The large array of basketball-size modules will feature a small yet very reliable EMCO High Voltage Power Supply.
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The IceCube High Voltage Supply features:
Miniature Size 1.25in.3
Very low Ripple: < 2PPM!
High Reliability in Extreme Operating Conditions
MTTCF> 120 years
Output Voltage: 0 to 2000VDC
Programming Voltage: 0 to 2 VDC
Low Power Consumption: < 300mW
Extended Operating Temperature Range: -40oC to 70oC
Weight < 80g
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ATABiS
is EMCO's Proprietary Environmental Stress & Screening (ESS) System
This Automated Test and Burn-in System with extended conditioning is critical to trap infant mortalities in the factory.
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Using advanced design protocol, combined with ATABiS, the MTTCF (mean time to critical failure) calculation for the IceCube power supply is greater than 120 years, far surpassing the life of the IceCube project of 20 years.
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EMCO was honored by principals from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a "Key Partner Award", recognizing EMCO as a key supplier to Project ICECUBE.
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A new commerical version of this unit is now available. 10077
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Frozen Photodetectors Present Design Challenges,
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