Title
A large fiber sensor network for an acoustic neutrino telescope
Author
Buis, E.J.
Doppenberg, E.J.J.
Lahmann, R.
Toet, P.M.
Contributor
Horandel, J.R. (editor)
Lahmann, R. (editor)
Scholten, O. (editor)
de Jong, S. (editor)
Nahnhauer, R. (editor)
Buitink, S. (editor)
Publication year
2017
Abstract
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.
Subject
Nano Technology
OPT - Optics OM - Opto-Mechatronics
TS - Technical Sciences
High Tech Systems & Materials
Industrial Innovation
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TNO identifier
756684
Publisher
EDP Sciences
ISBN
9782759890156
ISSN
2101-6275
Source
7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities, ARENA 2016, 7-10 June 2016, Groningen, The Netherlands, 135
Series
EPJ Web of Conferences
Article number
06006
Document type
conference paper