Published November 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

Development of hydrophones for detecting high-energy reactions in water

  • 1. Tohoku Univ., Laboratory of Nuclear Science, Sendai, Miyagi (Japan)
  • 2. Honda-Electronics Co., Ltd., Aichi (Japan)
  • 3. Waseda Univ., Advanced Institute for Science and Engineering, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

Acoustic detectors were developed using a piezo ceramic compound PZT. A shape of the PZT detector was essential to obtain a high sensitivity. A detector of a spherically shaped shell structure, whose size was 50 mm in diameter and 2 mm thick, was fabricated. Its sensitivity was calibrated to be about 40 mV/Pa at 54 kHz. Using the hydrophone, acoustic signals generated by an electron-induced cascade shower in water were detected. Experimental results were compared with simulation data and confirmed a consistency in between. (author)

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Journal Title
Kakuriken Kenkyu Hokoku
Journal Volume
34
Journal Page Range
p. 106-111
ISSN
0385-2105

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Notes
9 refs., 9 figs.