SuperKamiokande Photos: Construction

HARDWARE AND CONSTRUCTION

1. Phototubes of the Inner Detector,
2. Phototube of the Outer Detector,
3. On a boat inside the tank,
4. Elevator and boat at tank top opening,
5. Elevator construction on tank top,
6. PMT cables and tyvek sheets in outer detector,
7. Tyvek sheet walls of the outer detector,
8. Tyvek sheet fastening via boat in outer detector,
9. PMT reflector installation in outer detector,
10. Mark in boat fastening PMT cables,
11. Checking outer detector via boat (1),
12. Checking outer detector via boat (2),
13. Checking outer detector via boat (3),
14. Checking outer detector via boat (4),
15. Juilien and Rob in white overalls,
16. Jim Hill working with tyvek sheets,
17. Jim and Cesar busy,
18. Juilien's 'Angel' hardhat,
19. Phototube display box,
20. SuperK dome overview,
21. Mining train to SuperK tank,
22. US collab computer setup in the old postoffice of Mozumi town,
23. April 1 1996 00:00 hrs: First official SuperK run.

OD DAQ ELECTRONICS

1. OD photo multiplier tube (PMT),
2. OD electronic racks in an outer hut,
3. "Paddle" card for PMT HV/analog signal breakout,
4. OD DAQ Fastbus crate: front view, rear view,
   • Fastbus power supply,
   • rear supply terminals on FB crate,
   • Fastbus supply test setup,
   • Custom board for Fastbus (FIV),
5. OD electronic racks in the center hut,
6. OD DAQ VME crate: front view, rear view,
7. Custom electronic boards for VME crate:
   • Event number translator,
   • Fanin/out and calibration module,
   • Local time clock,
   • VME-Fastbus interface,
   • modified VME Fifo board, made by CAEN, (additional mod.: 4k expansion),
8. OD trigger CAMAC logic,
9. GPS antenna mount on radon hut roof.

MISC. PICTURES

• Mozumi town (SK computer center/headquarter),
• Car tunnel entrance to the SuperK tank,
• Radon hut at car tunnel entrance,
• Video monitor crate in the SK control room,
• Butch behind a wall of snow at the Soko warehouse,

HGB, last edited 2/15/97