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Aguilar, J. A., Albert, A., Ameli, F., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., . . . Zuniga, J. (2005). Study of large hemispherical photomultiplier tubes for the ANTARES neutrino telescope. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 555(1-2), 132-141
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2005 (English)In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, ISSN 0168-9002, E-ISSN 1872-9576, Vol. 555, no 1-2, p. 132-141Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The ANTARES neutrino telescope, to be immersed depth in the Mediterranean Sea, will consist of a three-dimensional matrix of 900 large area photomultiplier tubes housed in pressure-resistant glass spheres. The selection of the optimal photomultiplier was a critical step for the project and required an intensive phase of tests and developments carried out in close collaboration with the main manufacturers worldwide. This paper provides an overview of the tests performed by the collaboration and describes in detail the features of the photomultiplier tube chosen for ANTARES. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2005
Keywords
large area photosensor, hemispherical photomultiplier, neutrino detection
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Research subject
Physics, Astroparticle Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-30281 (URN)10.1016/j.nima.2005.09.035 (DOI)000234354900017 ()
Available from: 2014-03-24 Created: 2013-11-08 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved
Aguilar, J. A., Albert, A., Amram, P., Anghinolfi, M., Anton, G., Anvar, S., . . . Zuniga, J. (2005). Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope. Astroparticle physics, 23(1), 131-155
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Transmission of light in deep sea water at the site of the ANTARES neutrino telescope
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2005 (English)In: Astroparticle physics, ISSN 0927-6505, E-ISSN 1873-2852, Vol. 23, no 1, p. 131-155Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The ANTARES neutrino telescope is a large photomultiplier array designed to detect neutrino-induced upward-going muons by their Cherenkov radiation. Understanding the absorption and scattering of light in the deep Mediterranean is fundamental to optimising the design and performance of the detector. This paper presents measurements of blue and UV light transmission at the ANTARES site taken between 1997 and 2000. The derived values for the scattering length and the angular distribution of particulate scattering were found to be highly correlated, and results are therefore presented in terms of an absorption length;,ab, and an effective scattering length lambda(sct)(eff). The values for blue (UV) light are found to be lambda(abs) similar or equal to 60(26) m, lambda(sct)(eff similar or equal to) 265(122) m, with significant (similar to15%) time variability. Finally, the results of ANTARES simulations showing the effect of these water properties on the anticipated performance of the detector are presented. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2005
Keywords
neutrino telescope, undersea Cherenkov detectors, sea water properties, absorption and transmission of light
National Category
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Research subject
Physics, Astroparticle Physics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-30284 (URN)10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.11.006 (DOI)000227019500010 ()
Available from: 2014-03-24 Created: 2013-11-08 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved
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