Optical modules for the neutrino telescope KM3NeT

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Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010nimpa.623..312k&link_type=abstract

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, Volume 623, Issue 1, p. 312-315.

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KM3NeT is a future deep-sea research infrastructure hosting a neutrino telescope with a volume of at least one cubic kilometer to be constructed in the Mediterranean Sea. The experiment aims to detect high-energy cosmic neutrinos using a 3D array of optical modules to collect the Cherenkov light induced by charged particles in the water. Upward going muons and showers produced in neutrino interactions with the surrounding matter will allow the search and study of possible sources of extra-terrestrial neutrinos. The design of optical modules makes an important impact on the performance and cost of the KM3NeT project. Several different optical module configurations are under consideration; based on glass pressure spheres containing: a large (10 in.) hemispherical photomultiplier tube (with a multi-anode version as an option); 25-31 3 in. photomultiplier tubes, or a crystal scintillator-based hybrid device (X-HPD). The features and advantages of each optical module design are discussed.

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