KM3NeT Time calibration with Nanobeacons

KM3NeT Collaboration

KM3NeT Time calibration with Nanobeacons

KM3NeT Collaboration

Physics

IFIC (CSIC-Universitat de València)
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Université de Strasbourg
Université de Haute-Alsace
Aix-Marseille Université
University of Naples Federico II
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research
University of Granada
Nantes Université
Polytechnic University of Valencia
Mohammed V University in Rabat
Université de Paris
Université de Caen
Czech Technical University in Prague
Comenius University
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
University of Bologna
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
University of Hull
North West University
Mohamed I University
University of Salerno
Institute for Space Sciences
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
University of Rome La Sapienza
Cadi Ayyad University
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Catania
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
University of Würzburg
Western Sydney University
LPC
University of Genoa
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - NIOZ
Leiden University
National Centre for Nuclear Research
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The University of Georgia, Tbilisi
Institut universitaire de France
IN2P3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
Université Montpellier 2

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Abstract

The KM3NeT Collaboration is building a neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. The detector is expected to achieve an angular resolution better than 0.1 degrees for energies above 10 TeV. This is critical for attaining one of the key goals of the experiment, i.e. the identification of cosmic neutrino sources. In order to achieve a good angular resolution, the detector requires a relative time calibration of the order of 1 ns. The Nanobeacon is a cost-effective time calibration device developed by the KM3NeT Collaboration to synchronise in situ the detector photomultipliers with a nanosecond relative accuracy. In this contribution we will describe the design and operation of the Nanobeacon. Moreover, we will present the results of data taken in real sea-conditions and we will show how they are used to validate the time calibration parameters measured onshore.

Original language	English
Article number	1062
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	444
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2024
Event	38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: 26 Jul 2023 → 3 Aug 2023

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KM3NeT Time calibration with Nanobeacons

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