A compact acoustic calibrator for ultra-high energy neutrino detection

With the aim to optimize and test the method of acoustic detection of ultra-high energy neutrinos in underwater telescopes a compact acoustic transmitter array has been developed. The acoustic parametric effect is used to reproduce the acoustic signature of an ultra-high-energy neutrino interaction....

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Autores: Adrián Martínez, Silvia, Bou Cabo, Manuel, Larosa, Giuseppina, Martínez Mora, Juan Antonio, Ardid, Miguel|||0000-0002-3199-594X, Llorens Alvarez, Carlos David|||0000-0002-6675-3596
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/45403
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/45403
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Underwater neutrino telescopes
Acoustic neutrino detection
Parametric acoustic sources
Underwater acoustic array sensors
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Sumario:With the aim to optimize and test the method of acoustic detection of ultra-high energy neutrinos in underwater telescopes a compact acoustic transmitter array has been developed. The acoustic parametric effect is used to reproduce the acoustic signature of an ultra-high-energy neutrino interaction. Different R&D studies are presented in order to show the viability of the parametric sources technique to deal with the difficulties of the acoustic signal generation: a very directive transient bipolar signal with 'pancake' directivity. The design, construction and characterization of the prototype are described, including simulation of the propagation of an experimental signal, measured in a pool, over a distance of 1 km. Following these studies, next steps will be testing the device in situ, in underwater neutrino telescope, or from a vessel in a sea campaign. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.