Status and recent results of the South Pole Acoustic Test Setup
The feasibility and design of an acoustic neutrino detection array in the South Pole ice depend on the acousticproperties of the ice. The South Pole Acoustic Test Setup (SPATS) was built to evaluate the acoustic characteristics ofthe ice in the 10 to 100 kHz frequency range. SPATS has been operating...
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Institute of Physics
2011
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Online Access: | https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/95209 https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/search?p=id:%22PHPPUBDB-18931%22 |
Summary: | The feasibility and design of an acoustic neutrino detection array in the South Pole ice depend on the acousticproperties of the ice. The South Pole Acoustic Test Setup (SPATS) was built to evaluate the acoustic characteristics ofthe ice in the 10 to 100 kHz frequency range. SPATS has been operating successfully since January 2007 and has beenable to measure or constrain all parameters. Recent results including the absolute noise measurement of the South Poleice, the SPATS sensor calibration, and the frequency dependence of attenuation length are presented. |
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