ANTARES, A LARGE UNDERWATER NEUTRINO DETECTOR

Authors
Citation
S. Loucatos, ANTARES, A LARGE UNDERWATER NEUTRINO DETECTOR, Physics of atomic nuclei, 61(6), 1998, pp. 897-909
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
ISSN journal
10637788
Volume
61
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
897 - 909
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7788(1998)61:6<897:AALUND>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The development and construction of the ANTARES detector is presented. The physics of underwater neutrino detection is discussed with emphas is on the research potential concerning new physics (mainly new elemen tary mechanisms) relevant to this conference and with a summary of res earch on high-energy neutrino astrophysical sources. The collaboration is currently deploying various instrumental setups in deep water in o rder to measure site qualities and optimize the detector parameters. S trings of optical modules connected to the shore are under constructio n. The steps toward a demonstrator with several strings and a future k m(3) detector are outlined.