Acoustic beacon for the positioning system of the underwater neutrino telescope KM3NeT

  1. M. Saldaña
  2. M. Ardid
  3. I. Felis
  4. C.D Llorens
  5. J. A. Martínez-Mora
Actas:
Tecniacústica 2015: 46º Congreso Español de Acústica ; Encuentro Ibérico de Acústica ; Simposio Europeo sobre Acústica Virtual y Ambisonics

ISSN: 2340-7441

ISBN: 978-84-87985-26-3

Ano de publicación: 2015

Páxinas: 1352-1359

Tipo: Achega congreso

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Resumo

The design and development of an acoustic beacon as part of the positioning system for the underwater neutrino telescope KM3NeT is presented. Acoustic positioning system is used to monitor the position of the optical sensors of the telescope (with 10 cm accuracy over distances of about 1 km), in which the acoustic beacons are the active elements. The acoustic beacon is able to generate high-power short signals in a frequency range of 20-60 kHz, hence signal processing techniques can also be used to improve the performance of the positioning system.