PT Journal
AU Yepes, H
TI The ANTARES neutrino detector instrumentation
SO Journal of Instrumentation
JI J. Instrum.
PY 2012
BP C01022 - 9pp
VL 7
DI 10.1088/1748-0221/7/01/C01022
LA English
DE Large detector-systems performance; Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors; Detector alignment and calibration methods (lasers; sources; particle-beams)
AB ANTARES is actually the fully operational and the largest neutrino telescope in the Northern hemisphere. Located in the Mediterranean Sea, it consists of a 3D array of 885 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) arranged in 12 detection lines (25 storeys each), able to detect the Cherenkov light induced by upgoing relativistic muons produced in the interaction of high energy cosmic neutrinos with the detector surroundings. Among its physics goals, the search for neutrino astrophysical sources and the indirect detection of dark matter particles coming from the sun are of particular interest. To reach these goals, good accuracy in track reconstruction is mandatory, so several calibration systems for timing and positioning have been developed. In this contribution we will present the design of the detector, calibration systems, associated equipment and its performance on track reconstruction.
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