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dc.contributor.authorAbdou, Y.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, K.
dc.contributor.authorBerdermann, J.
dc.contributor.authorBissok, M.
dc.contributor.authorBohm, C.
dc.contributor.authorBöser, S.
dc.contributor.authorBothe, M.
dc.contributor.authorCarson, Michael
dc.contributor.authorDescamps, F.
dc.contributor.authorFischer-Wolfarth, J.
dc.contributor.authorGustafsson, L.
dc.contributor.authorHallgren, A.
dc.contributor.authorHeinen, D.
dc.contributor.authorHelbing, K.
dc.contributor.authorHeller, R.
dc.contributor.authorHundertmark, S.
dc.contributor.authorKarg, T.
dc.contributor.authorKrieger, K.
dc.contributor.authorLaihem, K.
dc.contributor.authorMeures, T.
dc.contributor.authorNahnhauer, R.
dc.contributor.authorNaumann, U.
dc.contributor.authorOberson, F.
dc.contributor.authorPaul, L.
dc.contributor.authorPohl, M.
dc.contributor.authorPrice, B.
dc.contributor.authorRibordy, M.
dc.contributor.authorRyckbosch, D.
dc.contributor.authorSchunck, M.
dc.contributor.authorSemburg, B.
dc.contributor.authorStegmaier, J.
dc.contributor.authorSulanke, K.
dc.contributor.authorTosi, D.
dc.contributor.authorVandenbroucke, J.
dc.contributor.authorWiebusch, C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:04:01Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:04:01Z
dc.date.created2016-01-18T20:00:41Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationAbdou, Y. and Becker, K. and Berdermann, J. and Bissok, M. and Bohm, C. and Böser, S. and Bothe, M. et al. 2012. Design and performance of the South Pole Acoustic Test Setup. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 683: pp. 78-90.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17787
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nima.2012.03.027
dc.description.abstract

The South Pole Acoustic Test Setup (SPATS) was built to evaluate the acoustic characteristics of the South Pole ice in the 10–100 kHz frequency range, for the purpose of assessing the feasibility of an acoustic neutrino detection array at the South Pole. The SPATS hardware consists of four vertical strings deployed in the upper 500 m of the South Pole ice cap. The strings form a trapezoidal array with a maximum baseline of 543 m. Each string has seven stages equipped with one transmitter and one sensor module (glaciophone). Sound is detected or generated by piezoelectric ceramic elements inside the modules. Analogue signals are sent to the surface on electric cables where they are digitized by a PC-based data acquisition system. The data from all strings are collected on a central computer in the IceCube Laboratory from where they are sent to a central data storage facility via a satellite link or stored locally on tape. A technical overview of SPATS and its performance is presented.

dc.titleDesign and performance of the South Pole Acoustic Test Setup
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume683
dcterms.source.startPage78
dcterms.source.endPage90
dcterms.source.issn0168-9002
dcterms.source.titleNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
curtin.departmentDepartment of Exploration Geophysics
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