THE ANTARES OPTICAL BEACON SYSTEM

ANTARES is a neutrino telescope being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a three-dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes that can detect the Cherenkov light induced by charged particles produced in the interactions of neutrinos with the surrounding medium. High angular resolution can be achieved, in particular, when a muon is produced, provided that the Cherenkov photons are detected with sufficient timing precision. Considerations of the intrinsic time uncertainties stemming from the transit time spread in the photomultiplier tubes and the mechanism of transmission of light in sea water lead to the conclusion that a relative time accuracy of the order of 0.5 ns is desirable. Accordingly, different time calibration systems have been developed for the ANTARES telescope. In this article, a system based on Optical Beacons, a set of external and well-controlled pulsed light sources located throughout the detector, is described. This calibration system takes into account the optical properties of sea water, which is used as the detection volume of the ANTARES telescope. The design, tests, construction and first results of the two types of beacons, LED and laser-based, are presented.

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Titolo: THE ANTARES OPTICAL BEACON SYSTEM
Autori: 
FRATINI, KATIA
TAIUTI, MAURO GINO
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Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Rivista: 
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT  
Citazione: THE ANTARES OPTICAL BEACON SYSTEM / Ageron M; Aguilar JA; Albert A; Ameli Fabrizio; Anghinolfi Marco; Anton G; Anvar S; Ardellier-Desages F; Aslanides E; Aubert JJ; Auer R; Barbarito Elio; Basa S; Battaglieri Marco; Becherini Yvonne; Beltramelli J; Bertin V; Bigi Armando; Billault M; Blaes R; de Botton N; Bouwhuis MC; Bradbury SM; Bruijn R; Brunner J; Burgio Giuseppina Fiorell; Busto J; Cafagna Francesco Saverio; Caillat L; Calzas A; Capone Antonio; Caponetto Luigi Maria; Carmona E; Carr J; Cartwright SL; Castel D; Castorina Ersilio; Cavasinni Vincenzo; Cecchini Stefano; Ceres Angelo; Charvis P; Chauchot P; Chiarusi Tommaso; Circella Marco; Colnard C; Compere C; Coniglione Rosa; Cottini N; Coyle P; Cuneo S; Cussatlegras AS; Damy G; van Dantzig R; De Bonis Giulia; De Marzo Carlo; De Vita Raffaella; Dekeyser I; Delagnes E; Denans D; Deschamps A; Destelle JJ; Dinkespieler B; Distefano Carla; Donzaud C; Drogou JF; Druillole F; Durand D; Ernenwein JP; Escoffier S; Falchini Elisa; Favard S; Fehr F; Feinstein F; Ferry S; Fiorello C; Flaminio Vincenzo; Fratini Katia; Fuda JL; Galeotti Stefano; Gallone JM; Giacomelli Giorgio-Maria; Girard N; Gojak C; Goret P; Graf K; Hallewell G; Harakeh MN; Hartmann B; Heijboer A; Heine E; Hello Y; Hernandez-Rey JJ; Hossl J; Hoffman C; Hogenbirk J; Hubbard JR; Jaquet M; Jaspers M; de Jong M; Jouvenot F; Kalantar-Nayestanaki N; Kappes A; Karg T; Katz U; Keller P; Kok E; Kok H; Kooijman P; Kopper C; Korolkova EV; Kouchner A; Kretschmer W; Kruijer A; Kuch S; Kudryavstev VA; Lagier P; Lahmann R; Lamanna Gianluca; Lamare P; Lambard G; Languillat JC; Laschinsky H; Lavalle Julien; Le Guen Y; Le Provost H; Van Suu AL; Lefevre D; Legou T; Lelaizant G; Lim G; Lo Presti Domenico; Loehner H; Loucatos S; Louis F; Lucarelli Fabrizio; Lyashuk V; Marcelin M; Margiotta Annarita; Masullo Rocco; Mazeas F; Mazure A; McMillan JE; Megna Rosario; Melissas M; Migneco Emilio; Milovanovic A; Mongelli Maurizio; Montaruli Teresa; Morganti Mauro; Moscoso L; Musumeci Mario Salvatore; Naumann-Godo M; Naumann C; Niess V; Noble T; Olivetto C; Ostasch R; Palanque-Delabrouille N; Payre P; Peek H; Perez A; Petta Catia; Piattelli Paolo; Pillet R; Pineau JP; Poinsignon J; Popa Vlad; Pradier T; Racca C; Randazzo Nunzio; van Randwijk J; Real D; van Rens B; Rethore F; Rewiersma P; Riccobene Giorgio; Rigaud V; Ripani Marco; Roca Vincenzo; Roda Chiara; Rolin JF; Rose HJ; Rostovtsev A; Roux J; Ruppi Martino; Russo Guido; Rusydi G; Salesa F; Salomon K; Sapienza Piera; Schmitt F; Schuller JP; Shanidze R; Sokalski I; Spona T; Spurio Maurizio; van der Steenhoven G; Stolarczyk T; Streeb K; Sulak L; Taiuti Mauro Gino; Tamburini C; Tao C; Terreni Giuseppe; Thompson LF; Urbano F; Valdy P; Valente Vincenzo; Vallage B; Vaudaine G; Venekamp G; Verlaat B; Vernin P; de Vries-Uiterweerd G; van Wijk R; Wijnker G; Huberts PD; Wobbe G; de Wolf E; Yao AF; Zaborov D; Zaccone H; Zornoza JD; Zuniga J. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - 578(2007), pp. 498-509.
Abstract: ANTARES is a neutrino telescope being deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of a three-dimensional array of photomultiplier tubes that can detect the Cherenkov light induced by charged particles produced in the interactions of neutrinos with the surrounding medium. High angular resolution can be achieved, in particular, when a muon is produced, provided that the Cherenkov photons are detected with sufficient timing precision. Considerations of the intrinsic time uncertainties stemming from the transit time spread in the photomultiplier tubes and the mechanism of transmission of light in sea water lead to the conclusion that a relative time accuracy of the order of 0.5 ns is desirable. Accordingly, different time calibration systems have been developed for the ANTARES telescope. In this article, a system based on Optical Beacons, a set of external and well-controlled pulsed light sources located throughout the detector, is described. This calibration system takes into account the optical properties of sea water, which is used as the detection volume of the ANTARES telescope. The design, tests, construction and first results of the two types of beacons, LED and laser-based, are presented.
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