A large fiber sensor network for an acoustic neutrino telescope
conference paper
The scientific prospects of detecting neutrinos with an energy close or even higher than the GKZ cut-off energy has been discussed extensively in literature. It is clear that due to their expected low flux,the detection of these ultra-high energy neutrinos (Eν > 1018 eV) requires a telescope larger than 100km3. Acoustic detection may provide a way to observe these ultra-high energy cosmic neutrinos, as sound that they induce in the deep sea when neutrinos lose their energy travels undisturbed for many kilometers. To realize a large scale acoustic neutrino telescope, dedicated technology must be developed that allows for a deep sea sensor network. Fiber optic hydrophone technology provides a promising means to establish a large scale sensor network with the proper sensitivity to detect the small signals from the neutrino interactions.
TNO Identifier
756684
ISSN
21016275
ISBN
9782759890156
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Article nr.
06006
Source title
7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities, ARENA 2016, Groningen, The Netherlands, 7-10 June 2016
Editor(s)
Horandel, J.R.
Lahmann, R.
Scholten, O.
Jong, S. de
Nahnhauer, R.
Buitink, S.
Lahmann, R.
Scholten, O.
Jong, S. de
Nahnhauer, R.
Buitink, S.
Collation
4 p.
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