European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Dec 2021)
Two-year optical site characterization for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) in the Cascadia Basin
- Nicolai Bailly,
- Jeannette Bedard,
- Michael Böhmer,
- Jeff Bosma,
- Dirk Brussow,
- Jonathan Cheng,
- Ken Clark,
- Beckey Croteau,
- Matthias Danninger,
- Fabio De Leo,
- Nathan Deis,
- Matthew Ens,
- Rowan Fox,
- Christian Fruck,
- Andreas Gärtner,
- Roman Gernhäuser,
- Dilraj Ghuman,
- Darren Grant,
- Helen He,
- Felix Henningsen,
- Kilian Holzapfel,
- Ryan Hotte,
- Reyna Jenkyns,
- Hamish Johnson,
- Akanksha Katil,
- Claudio Kopper,
- Carsten B. Krauss,
- Ian Kulin,
- Klaus Leismüller,
- Sally Leys,
- Tony Lin,
- Paul Macoun,
- Matthew Man,
- Thomas McElroy,
- Stephan Meighen-Berger,
- Jan Michel,
- Roger Moore,
- Mike Morley,
- Laszlo Papp,
- Benoit Pirenne,
- Tom Qiu,
- Mark Rankin,
- Immacolata Carmen Rea,
- Elisa Resconi,
- Adrian Round,
- Albert Ruskey,
- Ryan Rutley,
- Christian Spannfellner,
- Jakub Stacho,
- Ross Timmerman,
- Meghan Tomlin,
- Matt Tradewell,
- Michael Traxler,
- Matt Uganecz,
- Seann Wagner,
- Juan Pablo Yañez,
- Yinsong Zheng
Affiliations
- Nicolai Bailly
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Jeannette Bedard
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Michael Böhmer
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Jeff Bosma
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Dirk Brussow
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Jonathan Cheng
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Ken Clark
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen’s University
- Beckey Croteau
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Matthias Danninger
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Fabio De Leo
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Nathan Deis
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Matthew Ens
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Rowan Fox
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Christian Fruck
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Andreas Gärtner
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Roman Gernhäuser
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Dilraj Ghuman
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Darren Grant
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
- Helen He
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Felix Henningsen
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
- Kilian Holzapfel
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Ryan Hotte
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Reyna Jenkyns
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Hamish Johnson
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Akanksha Katil
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Claudio Kopper
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
- Carsten B. Krauss
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Ian Kulin
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Klaus Leismüller
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Sally Leys
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
- Tony Lin
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Paul Macoun
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Matthew Man
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Thomas McElroy
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Stephan Meighen-Berger
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Jan Michel
- Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe Universität
- Roger Moore
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Mike Morley
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Laszlo Papp
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Benoit Pirenne
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Tom Qiu
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Mark Rankin
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Immacolata Carmen Rea
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Elisa Resconi
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Adrian Round
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Albert Ruskey
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Ryan Rutley
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Christian Spannfellner
- Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich
- Jakub Stacho
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
- Ross Timmerman
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Meghan Tomlin
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Matt Tradewell
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Michael Traxler
- Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
- Matt Uganecz
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Seann Wagner
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- Juan Pablo Yañez
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta
- Yinsong Zheng
- Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-021-09872-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 81,
no. 12
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
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 $$150\,\mathrm {m}$$ 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 2 years of continuous operation, measurements from STRAW show an optical attenuation length of about 28 m at $$450\,\mathrm {nm}$$ 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.
