Reeb N., Hutschenreuter S., Zehetner P., Ensslin T., Albert A., Alves S., Andre M., Anghinolfi M., Anton G., Ardid M., Aubert J. J., Aublin J., Baret B., Basa S., Belhorma B., Bendahman M., Bertin V., Biagi S., Bissinger M., Boumaaza J., Bouta M., Bouwhuis M. C., Brânzas H., Bruijn R., Brunner J., Busto J., Caiffi B., Capone A., Caramete L., Carr J., Carretero V., Celli S., Chabab M., Chau T. N., El Moursli R. C., Chiarusi T., Circella M., Coleiro A., Colomer-Molla M., Coniglione R., Coyle P., Creusot A., Diaz A. F., de Wasseige G., Deschamps A., Distefano C., Di Palma I., Domi A., Donzaud C., Dornic D., Drouhin D., Eberl T., van Eeden T., El Khayati N., Enzenhoefer A., Fermani P., Ferrara G., Filippini F., Fusco L., Gatelet Y., Gay P., Glotin H., Gozzini R., Ruiz R. G., Graf K., Guidi C., Hallmann S., van Haren H., Heijboer A. J., Hello Yann, et al. (2023). Studying bioluminescence flashes with the ANTARES deep-sea neutrino telescope. Limnology and Oceanography : Methods, 21, p. 734-760. ISSN 1541-5856.
Titre du document
Studying bioluminescence flashes with the ANTARES deep-sea neutrino telescope
Année de publication
2023
Auteurs
Reeb N., Hutschenreuter S., Zehetner P., Ensslin T., Albert A., Alves S., Andre M., Anghinolfi M., Anton G., Ardid M., Aubert J. J., Aublin J., Baret B., Basa S., Belhorma B., Bendahman M., Bertin V., Biagi S., Bissinger M., Boumaaza J., Bouta M., Bouwhuis M. C., Brânzas H., Bruijn R., Brunner J., Busto J., Caiffi B., Capone A., Caramete L., Carr J., Carretero V., Celli S., Chabab M., Chau T. N., El Moursli R. C., Chiarusi T., Circella M., Coleiro A., Colomer-Molla M., Coniglione R., Coyle P., Creusot A., Diaz A. F., de Wasseige G., Deschamps A., Distefano C., Di Palma I., Domi A., Donzaud C., Dornic D., Drouhin D., Eberl T., van Eeden T., El Khayati N., Enzenhoefer A., Fermani P., Ferrara G., Filippini F., Fusco L., Gatelet Y., Gay P., Glotin H., Gozzini R., Ruiz R. G., Graf K., Guidi C., Hallmann S., van Haren H., Heijboer A. J., Hello Yann, et al.
Source
Limnology and Oceanography : Methods, 2023,
21, p. 734-760 ISSN 1541-5856
We develop a novel technique to exploit the extensive data sets provided by underwater neutrino telescopes to gain information on bioluminescence in the deep sea. The passive nature of the telescopes gives us the unique opportunity to infer information on bioluminescent organisms without actively interfering with them. We propose a statistical method that allows us to reconstruct the light emission of individual organisms, as well as their location and movement. A mathematical model is built to describe the measurement process of underwater neutrino telescopes and the signal generation of the biological organisms. The Metric Gaussian Variational Inference algorithm is used to reconstruct the model parameters using photon counts recorded by photomultiplier tubes. We apply this method to synthetic data sets and data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope. The telescope is located 40 km off the French coast and fixed to the sea floor at a depth of 2475 m. The runs with synthetic data reveal that we can model the emitted bioluminescent flashes of the organisms. Furthermore, we find that the spatial resolution of the localization of light sources highly depends on the configuration of the telescope. Precise measurements of the efficiencies of the detectors and the attenuation length of the water are crucial to reconstruct the light emission. Finally, the application to ANTARES data reveals the first localizations of bioluminescent organisms using neutrino telescope data.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
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Limnologie physique / Océanographie physique [032]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010088641]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010088641
