Würzburg 2018 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 1: Neutrinoastronomie I

T 1.8: Vortrag

Montag, 19. März 2018, 17:45–18:00, Philo-HS1

Strings for absorption length in water - Optical instruments — Michael Böhmer, Christian Fruck, Andreas Gärtner, Roman Gernhäuser, Felix Henningsen, Simon Hiller, Kilian Holzapfel, Klaus Leismüller, Laszlo Papp, Immacolata Rea, and •Christian Spannfellner — Technische Universität München

The "Strings for absorption length in water" (STRAW) project aims to assess the feasibility and optical conditions for a possible future large scale neutrino detector off the shore of Vancouver Island. To investigate the feasibility of a future neutrino telescope, two test strings with optical modules will be deployed with the support of Ocean Networks Canada, an institution of the University of Victoria. The light source for the intended absorption and scattering measurement will be the Precision Optical Calibration Module (POCAM) isotropic nanosecond pulsers developed for IceCube-Gen2, successfully tested last year at the Baikal Gigaton Volume Detector. The light sensor sDOM containing photomultiplier tubes will measure the background luminescence and detect the attenuated POCAM flashes to monitor the water properties over the course of two years. This talk will summarize the optical instruments planned for deployment in June 2018.