DUMAND-II (deep underwater muon and neutrino detector) progress report
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
The DUMAND II detector will search for astronomical sources of high energy neutrinos. Successful deployment of the basic infrastructure, including the shore cable, the underwater junction box, and an environmental module was accomplished in December, 1993. One optical module string was also deployed and operated, logging data for about 10 hours. The underwater cable was connected to the shore station where we were able to successfully exercise system controls and log further environmental data. After this time, water leaking into the electronics control module for the deployed string disabled the string electrical system. The acquired data are consistent with the expected rate of downgoing muons, and our ability to reconstruct muons was demonstrated. The measured acoustical backgrounds are consistent with expectation, which should allow acoustical detection of nearby PeV particle cascades. The disabled string has been recovered and is undergoing repairs ashore. We have identified the source of the water leak and implemented additional testing and QC procedures to ensure no repetition in our next deployment. We will be ready to deploy three strings and begin continuous data taking in late 1994 or early 1995. {copyright} {ital 1995} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 165570
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940514-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:002237
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 338, Issue 1; Conference: 5. conference on intersections between particle and nuclear physics, St. Petersburg, FL (United States), 31 May - 6 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: 10 Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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