1. Dichroic filters Maria Miritello

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3. center of MAterials and Technologies for Information communication and Solar energy 3 prof. 14 ricercatori 11 dottorandi 7 post-doc 6 tecnici 3 prof. 14 ricercatori 11 dottorandi 7 post-doc 6 tecnici

4. SYNTHESIS CAPABILITIES I Laser Sputtering MBE deposition Ion Implanter Clean Room

5. PROCESSING CAPABILITIES II Ion Beam Analyses Electrical Charact. Scanning Probe Micro. XPS SEM Photoluminescence HRXRD

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7. Dichroic filters for Calocube to efficiently transmit only the relevant far-UV Band where Most Cherenkov Light is produced (100 to 300 nm) and therefore reject practically all the accompanying Scintillation light.

8. Dichroic filters for Calocube to efficiently transmit only the relevant far-UV Band where most Cherenkov Light is produced (100 to 300 nm) and therefore reject practically all the accompanying scintillation light. Transparent quartz ~ ~ ~ ~ OPTICAL PROPERTIES Materials Number of layers Thickness Grilli et al., Thin Sol. Films 517, 1731 (2009)

9. Dichroic filters for Calocube to efficiently transmit only the relevant far-UV Band where Most Cherenkov Light is produced (100 to 300 nm) and therefore reject practically all the accompanying Scintillation light. 1. Multilayer synthesis 2. Optical characterization 3. Optimization of dichroic filter

10. Our AJA Magnetron Sputtering System - UHV chamber - Load lock - 3 gas lines - Computer control Cryogenic pump 10 -9 mbar Rotary pump + turbomolecular pump 10 -7 mbar