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STATUS OF BAIKAL NEUTRINO EXPERIMENT :. HECR’2008 20-22 May 2008. Vladimir Aynutdinov , INR RAS, Moscow for the Baikal Collaboration. Collaboration Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia. Irkutsk State University, Russia. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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STATUS OF BAIKAL NEUTRINO EXPERIMENTSTATUS OF BAIKAL NEUTRINO EXPERIMENT::
Vladimir Aynutdinov, INR RAS, MoscowVladimir Aynutdinov, INR RAS, Moscow for the Baikal Collaborationfor the Baikal Collaboration
HECR’2008 20-22 May 2008HECR’2008 20-22 May 2008
CollaborationCollaboration
Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow, Russia.
Irkutsk State University, Russia.
Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia.
DESY-Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany.
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia.
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Russia.
St.Petersburg State Marine University, Russia.
Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia.
BaikalOutline:
Introduction
Neutrino telescope NT200 (1998 - 2003) Design and Physics Results (selected)
Future Gigaton-Volume (km3-scale) detector BAIKAL-GVD Preliminary Design NT200 upgrade NT200+ (2005 - 2006) Prototype string for BAIKAL-GVD detector (April 2008)
Summary
Baikal - History
• Since 1980 Site tests and early R&D started • 1989/90 Proposal NT200 detector in lake Baikal
submitted• 1993 NT36NT36 started 13.4.93 (36 PMTs at 3 strings)
The First Underwater Array First Neutrino Candidates
• 1998 NT200 commissioned 06.04.98NT200 commissioned 06.04.98 Start full Physics program
• 2005/6 NT200+ commissioned 09.04.05 NT200+ commissioned 09.04.05 • 2006/7 R&D for Gigaton (km3-scale) Volume Detector
(GVD)• 2008 2008 April 2008 - prototype string for GVD was April 2008 - prototype string for GVD was
installedinstalled
The Site
• 4 cables x 4km to shore.• 1070m depth
3600 m
1366
m
NT-200
Absorption length: ~25mAbsorption length: ~25mScattering length: 30-60 mScattering length: 30-60 m
Detection volume >> geometrical volumeDetection volume >> geometrical volume
Ice as a natural deployment platformIce as a natural deployment platform
Ice stable for 6-8 weeks/year: Ice stable for 6-8 weeks/year:
– Maintenance & upgrades Maintenance & upgrades
– Test & installation of new equipmentTest & installation of new equipment
Winches used for deploymentWinches used for deployment
-8 strings: 192 optical modules 96 measuring channels T, Q measure *Timing ~ 1 nsec *Dyn. Range ~ 103 ph.e.
Effective area: 1 TeV~2000m² Eff. shower volume: 10TeV~ 0.2Mt
Quasar : d = 37cmHeight x = 70m x 40m, Vinst=105m3
Low energy phenomena (muons)
- Atmospheric neutrinos
High energy phenomena (cascades) - DDiffuse neutrino fluxiffuse neutrino flux - Neutrinos from GRB - Prompt muons and neutrinosSearch for exotic particles - Magnetic monopoles - WIMP
Selected Results
Atmospheric Muon-NeutrinosAtmospheric Muon-Neutrinos
Skyplot of NT200 neutrino events for 5 years (galactic coordinates)
372 Neutrinos in 1038 Days (1998-2003)385 events from Monte-Carlo
EETHRTHR 15-20 GeV 15-20 GeV
Lake Baikal (NT200) & South Pole ( (Amanda) Complete sky coverage including central parts of Galaxy
Lake Baikal
South Pole
Skyplot of neutrinoSkyplot of neutrinoeventsevents
Atmospheric Muon-NeutrinosAtmospheric Muon-Neutrinos
+ b + b
C + +
Limits on the excess muon flux fromLimits on the excess muon flux from the the centre of the Earth as a function ofcentre of the Earth as a function of WIMP WIMP massmass
Search of nearly vertically Search of nearly vertically upward going muons, upward going muons, exceeding the flux of exceeding the flux of atmospheric neutrino atmospheric neutrino
produced muonsproduced muons
WIMP Search
Baikal Amanda SK Baksan MACRO
T, days 1038 422 1680 5402 1298
Search for fast monopoles
N= n2 (g/e)2 N =8300 N (g = 137/2, n = 1.33) ~E=107 GeV
Event selection criteria: 1.Hit channel multiplicity Nhi t> 35 ch 2. Upward-going monopole (zi-z)(ti-t)/(tz) > 0.45 & o
Background - atmospheric muons
Limit on a flux of relativistic monopoles:
< 4.6 10-17 cm-2 sec-1 sr-1 90% C.L. upper limit on the flux of fast monopole (994 livedays)
Amanda II(preliminary)
NT200
large effective volume
NT200 is used to watch the volume
below for cascades.
(„BG“)
Search for extraterrestrial high energy neutrinos
Look for upward moving light fronts.
Signal: Bright isolated cascades from neutrino interactions
Background :Bremsshowers fromh.e. downward muons
Experimental limits + bounds/ predictions
Diffuse Neutrino Flux Limits + ModelsDiffuse Neutrino Flux Limits + Models
NT200 (1038 days)no statistically significant
excess above the background from atmospheric muons has
been observed
The 90% C.L. “all flavour” limit (1038 days) for a =2 spectrum
Ф ~ E-2 (20 TeV < E < 50 PeV), and assuming e:: = 1 1 1at Earth ( 1 2 0 at source )
E2 Ф <8.1·10-7 GeV cm-2 s-1 sr-
1 (Baikal 2006)
Searching for diffuse neutrinos based on cascades reconstruction
Energy distribution of experimental (1999),as well as generated and reconstructed events from atmospheric muons
Cascade reconstruction: lgE ~ 10%; r ~ (5-10)%; o
Selection conditions: E>100 TeV, Nhit >18
Cut E>100 TeV
old cut
Hit channel multiplicity
Expected limit (1038 days) for E-2 spectrum: E-2 ~ 4 ·10-7 GeV cm-2 s-1 sr-1 (twice lower than old one)
Antares
NT200+/Baikal-GVD
NemoNestor
KM3NeT
Amanda/IceCube/IceCube
• Deployment simplicity : ice is natural deployment platform
•Small background (bioluminescence)
• Good water properties: Scatt. Length ~ 30-60 m Abs. Length: ~25 m
Ultimate goal of Baikal Neutrino Project: Gigaton (km3) Volume Detector in Lake Baikal
Gigaton Volume Detector in Lake Baikal
Sparse instrumentation:
91 – 100 strings with 12 – 16 OMs (1300 – 1700 OMs)
- effective volume for >100 TeV cascades: ~ 0.5 -1.0 km³lgE) ~ 0.1, med< 5o
- detects muons with energy > 10 - 30TeV
624m
280m
70m
70m120m
208m
NT200+ (2005)
36 additional PMTs on 3 far ‘strings‘ 4 times better sensitivity
Improve cascade reconstruction Vgeom ~ 4 ·106 m3
Eff. shower volume: 104 TeV ~ 10 MtonExpected -sensitivity (3 yrs NT200+) E2 ФV < 2 · 10-7 GeV cm-2 s-1 sr-1
Basic building block of Basic building block of Gigaton Volume Detector Gigaton Volume Detector
NT200+ = NT200 + 3 NT200+ = NT200 + 3 outer stringsouter strings
Detection system NT200+ is the same as NT200Detection system NT200+ is the same as NT200
Prototype string km3-scale BAIKAL telescopeNT200+
current statusPrototype
stringInstallation of a “new
technology”prototype string as a part
of NT200+
Investigations and in-situ tests of basic elements of km3 detector: new optical modules, DAQ system, cable communications.
Studies of basic DAQ/Triggering approach for the km3-detector.
Confrontation of classical TDC/ADC approach with FADC readout.
60
m
Basic string elementsBasic string elements
(1) FADC sphere: 8-channel 12-bit 200 MHz FADC + Ethernet controller.(2) String PC unit: Data transmission and OMs control (3) LED Flasher unit: OM time and amplitude calibration
6 optical modules: 4 x PM XP1807 (Photonis). 2 x PM R8055 (Hamamatsu)
12
3
String control center
Optical Module (OM)
FADC unitFADC unit
Analog outputs of all 6 PMs are connected through coaxial cables with 8-channel 12 bit 200 MHz FADC board, located in the FADC unit. (two FADC channels are used to measure low-gain channels of two upper PMs)
OM power supply (12V) is provided through the analog cables (with possibility to switch on/off each individual module).
String trigger is formed by the FADC controller: 1….4-fold majority trigger within coincidence window 10ns … 1 us.
12
3
String PC unitString PC unit
Data from the FADC are transmitted through an Ethernet line to the underwater micro-PC for on-line analysis and data-compressing.
Communication between PC-unit and underwater control center of NT200+ is provided by DSL modems trough 2-wire line about 1 km length (twisted pair, now @ 2Mbps).
OM slow control and monitoring and LED flasher operation is provided by PC unit through RS-485 underwater bus. The main slow control functions are the regulation of PM high voltage, the control of LED flasher intensity and pulse delay, and the measurement of the PMT rates.
12
3
LED FlasherLED Flasher
Time and amplitude calibration is provided by the string LED flasher unit.
Light pulses from flasher are transmitted to each OM through plastic optical fibers with calibrated length.
The LED flasher provides all relative time shifts, and allows to monitor the single electron spectrum of all PMs.
The LED flasher glass sphere also houses the low noise DC-DC converters for the OM power supply .DC-DC noise amplitude ~3 mV << A(1 p.e.)LED flasher parameters:
- 2 independent LED - Pulse FWHM ~ 5 ns - Pulse delay between LED1/2 from 0…1000 ns (10 steps) - Pulse amplitude can be set from 1 to 200…1000 p.e. on PMs (~104
steps).
12
3
Optical Module (OM)Optical Module (OM)1. PMT: XP1807 (Photonis, ~12”) R8055 (Hamamatsu, ~13”) Divider 17 MOhm Gain 3...5 x 107
2. Preamplifier: Ka ~ 5 for high gain ch.
Ka ~1.5 for low gain ch.
3. HV unit: PHV12-2.0K DC-DC converter
VIP-2A (Irkutsk) converter
4. OM controller: microcontroller C8051F124 - RS-485 interface - PM pulse counter with regulated threshold - HV monitor - 2-LED calibration system (LED amplitude and pulse delay regulation, like in LED Flasher Unit).
Basic parameters ofBasic parameters of prototype string prototype string
Number of optical modules: 6
Number of spectrometrical channels: 8
Type of PMT: XP1807 (12”), R8055 (13”)
Dynamic range: high gain chan. 0.2 … ~100 p.e (*) low gain chan. 0.5 … ~300 p.e.
Time window: 5 mks
Time resolution: < 3 ns
(*) – range of spectrometrical channel linearity
Prototype string installation (April Prototype string installation (April 2008)2008)
First experience of the string installation: duration of string
deployment ~5 hours including transportation from the shore
center
Prototype string in-situ testsPrototype string in-situ tests(LED flasher)(LED flasher)
Time shift estimation with LED flasher: time difference between
neighbored OMs
OM#1
OM#2
OM#3
OM#4
OM#5
OM#6
3
2
1
4
6
5
~20 m coax cable ~20 m
A, V Example of LED flasher
event
PRELIMINARY
~20 m coax cable ~20 m
Prototype string in-situ testsPrototype string in-situ tests(Laser event)(Laser event)
OM#1
OM#2
OM#3
OM#4
OM#5
OM#6
50 m
LASER
Example of laser event with time shift correction
2
1
3
6 5
4
PRELIMINARY
Prototype string in-situ testsPrototype string in-situ tests(muon events)(muon events)
Examples of down-going muon eventsTrigger: 3-fold coincidence
1 ch Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6
Time (nsec)2 2502 2002 1502 1002 0502 0001 950
Am
plitu
de
(V
).
0.02
0
-0.02
-0.04
-0.06
-0.08
-0.1
-0.12
-0.14
-0.16
21
3
654
PRELIMINARY
1 ch Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6
Time (nsec).2 3002 2002 1002 0001 900
Am
plit
ud
e (
Co
de
FA
DC
).
0-100-200-300-400-500-600-700-800-900
-1 000-1 100-1 200-1 300
1 ch 6 ch Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Event 6
Time (nsec).2 3002 2502 2002 1502 1002 0502 000
Am
plit
ud
e (
Co
de
FA
DC
).
50
0
-50
-100
-150
-200
-250
-300
-350
-400
-450
-500
OM#1
OM#2
OM#3
OM#4
OM#5
OM#6
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
1. 1. BAIKAL lake experiment is BAIKAL lake experiment is successfully running since 1993 - The First Underwater Array - First Neutrino Candidates - Some HE neutrino production models already ruled out by the experiments
2. NEW configuration NT200+ starts work at April 2005 and is successfully operating now. - Improved cascade reconstruction - NT200+ gives good possibilities to optimise the design and to investigate the key elements of future Gton scale detector
3. Start R&D for Gigaton Volume (km3-scale) Detector (BAIKAL-GVD) - A “new technology” prototype string was installed: 6 OMs with 12”/13” - Preliminary in-situ tests of the prototype string with underwater laser, LED flasher and muons shows good performance of all string elements.
ENDEND
3 ch
Time (nsec)3 2003 0002 8002 6002 4002 200
Am
plit
ud
e (
V).
0,6
0,4
0,2
0
-0,2
-0,4
-0,6
-0,8
-1
-1,2
-1,4
-1,6
Estimation of the string Estimation of the string time resolution (LED time resolution (LED
events)events)
LED1 LED2
LED pulse fits (time estimation) LED1-LED2 delay distribution
Ch# LED1-LED2 delayestimation, ns
RMS, ns
2 497.45 1.40
3 497.15 0.80
5 496.75 2.80
6 497.00 2.65
7 497.20 1.05
PRELIMINARY
<Time resolution> ~1.5 ns in the range 5…100 p.e.