European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Aug 2018)
Long-term monitoring of the ANTARES optical module efficiencies using $$^{40}\mathrm{{K}}$$ 40K decays in sea water
- A. Albert,
- M. André,
- M. Anghinolfi,
- G. Anton,
- M. Ardid,
- J.-J. Aubert,
- J. Aublin,
- T. Avgitas,
- B. Baret,
- J. Barrios-Martí,
- S. Basa,
- B. Belhorma,
- V. Bertin,
- S. Biagi,
- R. Bormuth,
- J. Boumaaza,
- S. Bourret,
- M. C. Bouwhuis,
- H. Brânzaş,
- R. Bruijn,
- J. Brunner,
- J. Busto,
- A. Capone,
- L. Caramete,
- J. Carr,
- S. Celli,
- M. Chabab,
- R. Cherkaoui El Moursli,
- T. Chiarusi,
- M. Circella,
- J. A. B. Coelho,
- A. Coleiro,
- M. Colomer,
- R. Coniglione,
- H. Costantini,
- P. Coyle,
- A. Creusot,
- A. F. Díaz,
- A. Deschamps,
- C. Distefano,
- I. Di Palma,
- A. Domi,
- C. Donzaud,
- D. Dornic,
- D. Drouhin,
- T. Eberl,
- I. El Bojaddaini,
- N. El Khayati,
- D. Elsässer,
- A. Enzenhöfer,
- A. Ettahiri,
- F. Fassi,
- I. Felis,
- G. Ferrara,
- L. A. Fusco,
- P. Gay,
- H. Glotin,
- T. Grégoire,
- R. Gracia Ruiz,
- K. Graf,
- S. Hallmann,
- H. van Haren,
- A. J. Heijboer,
- Y. Hello,
- J. J. Hernández-Rey,
- J. Hößl,
- J. Hofestädt,
- G. Illuminati,
- C. W. James,
- M. de Jong,
- M. Jongen,
- M. Kadler,
- O. Kalekin,
- U. Katz,
- A. Kouchner,
- M. Kreter,
- I. Kreykenbohm,
- V. Kulikovskiy,
- C. Lachaud,
- R. Lahmann,
- D. Lefèvre,
- E. Leonora,
- G. Levi,
- M. Lotze,
- S. Loucatos,
- M. Marcelin,
- A. Margiotta,
- A. Marinelli,
- J. A. Martínez-Mora,
- R. Mele,
- K. Melis,
- P. Migliozzi,
- A. Moussa,
- S. Navas,
- E. Nezri,
- A. Nuñez,
- M. Organokov,
- G. E. Păvălaş,
- C. Pellegrino,
- P. Piattelli,
- V. Popa,
- T. Pradier,
- L. Quinn,
- C. Racca,
- N. Randazzo,
- G. Riccobene,
- A. Sánchez-Losa,
- M. Saldaña,
- I. Salvadori,
- D. F. E. Samtleben,
- M. Sanguineti,
- P. Sapienza,
- F. Schüssler,
- M. Spurio,
- Th. Stolarczyk,
- M. Taiuti,
- Y. Tayalati,
- A. Trovato,
- B. Vallage,
- V. Van Elewyck,
- F. Versari,
- D. Vivolo,
- J. Wilms,
- D. Zaborov,
- J. D. Zornoza,
- J. Zúñiga
Affiliations
- A. Albert
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS
- M. André
- Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, Technical University of Catalonia
- M. Anghinolfi
- INFN - Sezione di Genova
- G. Anton
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- M. Ardid
- Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València
- J.-J. Aubert
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- J. Aublin
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- T. Avgitas
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- B. Baret
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- J. Barrios-Martí
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- S. Basa
- LAM - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l’Étoile Site de Château-Gombert
- B. Belhorma
- National Center for Energy Sciences and Nuclear Techniques
- V. Bertin
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- S. Biagi
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- R. Bormuth
- Nikhef, Science Park
- J. Boumaaza
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- S. Bourret
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- M. C. Bouwhuis
- Nikhef, Science Park
- H. Brânzaş
- Institute of Space Science
- R. Bruijn
- Nikhef, Science Park
- J. Brunner
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- J. Busto
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- A. Capone
- INFN - Sezione di Roma
- L. Caramete
- Institute of Space Science
- J. Carr
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- S. Celli
- INFN - Sezione di Roma
- M. Chabab
- LPHEA, Faculty of Science - Semlali, Cadi Ayyad University
- R. Cherkaoui El Moursli
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- T. Chiarusi
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- M. Circella
- INFN - Sezione di Bari
- J. A. B. Coelho
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- A. Coleiro
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- M. Colomer
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- R. Coniglione
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- H. Costantini
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- P. Coyle
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- A. Creusot
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- A. F. Díaz
- Department of Computer Architecture and Technology/CITIC, University of Granada
- A. Deschamps
- Géoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD
- C. Distefano
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- I. Di Palma
- INFN - Sezione di Roma
- A. Domi
- INFN - Sezione di Genova
- C. Donzaud
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- D. Dornic
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- D. Drouhin
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS
- T. Eberl
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- I. El Bojaddaini
- Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, University Mohammed I
- N. El Khayati
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- D. Elsässer
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg
- A. Enzenhöfer
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- A. Ettahiri
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- F. Fassi
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- I. Felis
- Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València
- G. Ferrara
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- L. A. Fusco
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- P. Gay
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- H. Glotin
- LIS, UMR Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS
- T. Grégoire
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- R. Gracia Ruiz
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS
- K. Graf
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- S. Hallmann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- H. van Haren
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University
- A. J. Heijboer
- Nikhef, Science Park
- Y. Hello
- Géoazur, UCA, CNRS, IRD
- J. J. Hernández-Rey
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- J. Hößl
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- J. Hofestädt
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- G. Illuminati
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- C. W. James
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- M. de Jong
- Nikhef, Science Park
- M. Jongen
- Nikhef, Science Park
- M. Kadler
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg
- O. Kalekin
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- U. Katz
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- A. Kouchner
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- M. Kreter
- Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg
- I. Kreykenbohm
- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- V. Kulikovskiy
- INFN - Sezione di Genova
- C. Lachaud
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- R. Lahmann
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics
- D. Lefèvre
- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Aix-Marseille University
- E. Leonora
- INFN - Sezione di Catania
- G. Levi
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- M. Lotze
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- S. Loucatos
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- M. Marcelin
- LAM - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l’Étoile Site de Château-Gombert
- A. Margiotta
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- A. Marinelli
- INFN - Sezione di Pisa
- J. A. Martínez-Mora
- Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València
- R. Mele
- INFN - Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia
- K. Melis
- Nikhef, Science Park
- P. Migliozzi
- INFN - Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia
- A. Moussa
- Laboratory of Physics of Matter and Radiations, University Mohammed I
- S. Navas
- Dpto. de Física Teórica y del Cosmos and C.A.F.P.E, University of Granada
- E. Nezri
- LAM - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, Pôle de l’Étoile Site de Château-Gombert
- A. Nuñez
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- M. Organokov
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS
- G. E. Păvălaş
- Institute of Space Science
- C. Pellegrino
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- P. Piattelli
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- V. Popa
- Institute of Space Science
- T. Pradier
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS
- L. Quinn
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- C. Racca
- Institut universitaire de technologie de Colmar, GRPHE - Université de Haute Alsace
- N. Randazzo
- INFN - Sezione di Catania
- G. Riccobene
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- A. Sánchez-Losa
- INFN - Sezione di Bari
- M. Saldaña
- Institut d’Investigació per a la Gestió Integrada de les Zones Costaneres (IGIC), Universitat Politècnica de València
- I. Salvadori
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- D. F. E. Samtleben
- Nikhef, Science Park
- M. Sanguineti
- INFN - Sezione di Genova
- P. Sapienza
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- F. Schüssler
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l’Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay
- M. Spurio
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- Th. Stolarczyk
- Direction des Sciences de la Matière - Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l’Univers - Service de Physique des Particules, CEA Saclay
- M. Taiuti
- INFN - Sezione di Genova
- Y. Tayalati
- Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V in Rabat
- A. Trovato
- INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS)
- B. Vallage
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- V. Van Elewyck
- APC, Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Obs de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité
- F. Versari
- INFN - Sezione di Bologna
- D. Vivolo
- INFN - Sezione di Napoli, Via Cintia
- J. Wilms
- Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- D. Zaborov
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
- J. D. Zornoza
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- J. Zúñiga
- IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular (CSIC - Universitat de València)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6132-2
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 78,
no. 8
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Abstract Cherenkov light induced by radioactive decay products is one of the major sources of background light for deep-sea neutrino telescopes such as ANTARES. These decays are at the same time a powerful calibration source. Using data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope from mid 2008 to 2017, the time evolution of the photon detection efficiency of optical modules is studied. A modest loss of only 20% in 9 years is observed. The relative time calibration between adjacent modules is derived as well.
