Frontiers in Physics (Nov 2018)

A Method for Measuring the Optical Parameters of Deep-Sea Water

  • Konstantia G. Balasi,
  • Dimitrios Lenis,
  • Manolis Maniatis,
  • Nikolaos Maragos,
  • Georgios Stavropoulos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2018.00132
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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The accurate knowledge of the optical properties of deep-sea water is of great importance for the neutrino event reconstruction process in underwater cosmic neutrino telescopes. In this study we present a method to measure the parameters describing the absorption and scattering characteristics of deep-sea water. The device, specifically developed and deployed for measuring the aforementioned parameters, is described. The experimental measurements are presented and the obtained results are discussed.

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