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Two-Year Optical Site Characterization for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment P-ONE in the Cascadia Basin
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Working Paper
Author
Bailly, Nicolai; Bedard, Jeannette; Böhmer, Michael; Bosma, Jeff; Brussow, Dirk; Cheng, Jonathan; Clark, Ken; Croteau, Beckey; Danninger, Matthias; De Leo, Fabio; Deis, Nathan; Ens, Matthew; Fox, Rowan; Fruck, Christian; Gärtner, Andreas; Gernhäuser, Roman; Ghuman, Dilraj; Grant, Darren; He, Helen; Henningsen, Felix; Holzapfel, Kilian; Hotte, Ryan; Jenkyns, Reyna; Johnson, Hamish; Katil, Akanksha; Kopper, Claudio; Krauss, Carsten B.; Kulin, Ian; Leismüller, Klaus; Leys, Sally; Lin, Tony; Macoun, Paul; Man, Matthew; McElroy, Thomas; Meighen-Berger, Stephan; Michel, Jan; Moore, Roger; Morley, Mike; Papp, Laszlo; Pirenne, Benoit; Qiu, Tom; Rankin, Mark; Rea, Immacolata Carmen; Resconi, Elisa; Round, Adrian; Ruskey, Albert; Rutley, Ryan; Spannfellner, Christian; Stacho, Jakub; Timmerman, Ross; Tomlin, Meghan; Tradewell, Matt; Traxler, Michael; Uganecz, Matt; Wagner, Seann; Yañez, Juan Pablo; Zheng, Yinsong
Source
Eur. Phys. J. C 81, 1071 (2021)
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Abstract
The STRings for Absorption length in Water (STRAW) are the first in a series of pathfinders for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE), a future large-scale neutrino telescope in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. STRAW consists of two 150 m long mooring lines instrumented with optical emitters and detectors. The pathfinder is designed to measure the attenuation length of the water and perform a long-term assessment of the optical background at the future P-ONE site. After two years of continuous operation, measurements from STRAW show an optical attenuation length of about 28 metres at 450 nm. Additionally, the data allow a study of the ambient undersea background. The overall optical environment reported here is comparable to other deep-water neutrino telescopes and qualifies the site for the deployment of P-ONE.
Comment: 11 pages, 13 figures
Comment: 11 pages, 13 figures