• Title of article

    Calibration systems of the ANTARES neutrino telescope

  • Author/Authors

    Gَmez-Gonzلlez، نويسنده , , J.P.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    199
  • To page
    202
  • Abstract
    The ANTARES detector (Ageron et al., 2011 [1]) is the largest deep sea underwater neutrino telescope in operation. The apparatus comprises a matrix of 885 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) which detect the Cherenkov light emitted by the charged leptons produced in the charged current interactions of high energy neutrinos with the matter inside or near the detector. Reconstruction of the muon track and energy can be achieved using the time, position and charge information of the hits arriving to the PMTs. A good calibration of the detector is necessary in order to ensure its optimal performance. This contribution reviews the different calibration systems and methods developed by the ANTARES Collaboration.
  • Keywords
    Calibration , Neutrino telescopes
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2014216