SPATS - an acoustic array at the South Pole

The detection of extraterrestrial EHE neutrinos requires detection volumes at least one order of magnitude larger than currently constructed km(3) optical neutrino detectors. In ice, it is anticipated that the absorption length for acoustic waves reaches up to to several kilometers. This makes ice a...

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Published in:Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Main Authors: Hundertmark, S, Boser, S, Bohm, C, Descamps, Freija, Fischer, J, Hallgren, A, Heller, R, Hulth, P, Krieger, K, Nalmhauer, R, Pohl, M, Price, B, Sulanke, K, Vandenbroucke, J
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2007
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/685908
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-685908
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/60/1/063
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/685908/file/738857
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Summary:The detection of extraterrestrial EHE neutrinos requires detection volumes at least one order of magnitude larger than currently constructed km(3) optical neutrino detectors. In ice, it is anticipated that the absorption length for acoustic waves reaches up to to several kilometers. This makes ice an attractive host environment for a next generation acoustic neutrino detector. To measure the acoustic properties of ice at South Pole, a test setup has been developed, ready to be deployed in the 2006/07 summer season.

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