Published January 11, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Hydrophone calibration based on microcontrollers for acoustic detection of UHE neutrinos

  • 1. Northumbria University, Newcastle (United Kingdom)

Description

This paper discusses hydrophone calibration for generation of artificial Ultra High Energy (UHE) neutrino-induced pulses. Signal processing techniques are applied to hydrophone modelling. A bipolar acoustic generation module is built using PIC microcontrollers for processing and control. The NI-USB6211 commercial module is used for comparison. The modelling is compared to experimental data generated in a laboratory water tank. The result from simulation and experiment are compared, showing excellent agreement. This opens the way to excite steerable hydrophone arrays, which was not possible with previous hardware.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.142

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.142;
PII
S0168-9002(10)02689-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
662
Journal Issue
Suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. S249-S253
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
4. international workshop on acoustic and radio EeV neutrino detection activities
Acronym
ARENA 2010
Dates
29 Jun - 2 Jul 2010
Place
Nantes (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44002454
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTIC DETECTION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EEV RANGE; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINOS; PROCESSING; PULSES; SIMULATION; WATER
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EVALUATION; FERMIONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DETECTION

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