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IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Deployment

Attaching weight stack

Attaching weight stack

Item Information

  • Date: 01/17/2006
  • Full Size: 2336x3504 (7.79" by 11.68" at 300dpi)
  • File Format: image/jpeg
  • Description:
    Each descending string is started by attaching the weight stack before any DOMs are attached.
    From left: John Jacobsen, Dar Gibson

    20060117T200550_S40-xx_0006_attaching_the_weight_stack

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DOM on a stringDOMs ready for deploymentDOMs ready to be deployedDOMs ready to be deployedDeployment weight stack
Attaching weight stackAttaching electrical cablesAttached DOMAttached DOMAttaching the electrical cables
Attaching the electrical cablesDOM descendingFirst DOM down the holeDescending DOMAttaching the first DOM
Connecting a DOM20051226T013529_S29-24_0179_TP5P0613_DOM_orientation.jpgBatch 18 Jan_ 2005 287.jpgFrigophobia descendingDemophobia descending
Frigophobia descendingDemophobia descendingDemophobia descending . . .Frigophobia still descendingDescending . . .
Dwindling DOMsEmptied DOM storageDeployment teamTurning on the string