The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Explorer (P-ONE) and its pathfinder missions

20 may. 2021 18:00
20m
Valencia

Valencia

VLVnT 2021 | Parallel Session Room B https://cern.zoom.us/j/68306216278

Ponente

Andreas Gaertner (University of Alberta)

Descripción

In the search for astrophysical neutrinos, neutrino telescopes instrument large volumes of clear natural water. Photomultiplier tubes placed along mooring lines detect the Cherenkov light of secondary particles produced in neutrino interactions, and allow us to search for possible neutrino sources in the sky. The P-ONE experiment proposes a new neutrino telescope off the shore of British Columbia, where it will complement the sky coverage of other neutrino telescopes.
To overcome the challenges of a deep-sea installation, we have developed prototype mooring lines in collaboration with Ocean Networks Canada, an initiative of the University of Victoria, which provides the infrastructure for many Oceanographic instruments. The STRAW and STRAW-b mooring lines, deployed in 2018 and 2020, provide continuous monitoring of optical water properties at a new possible detector site in the Pacific.
We present the measurements of the pathfinder missions, and the plans for the future deployment of P-ONE.

Affiliation University of Alberta

Autor primario

Andreas Gaertner (University of Alberta)

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