@article{fdi:010088641, title = {{S}tudying bioluminescence flashes with the {ANTARES} deep-sea neutrino telescope}, author = {{R}eeb, {N}. and {H}utschenreuter, {S}. and {Z}ehetner, {P}. and {E}nsslin, {T}. and {A}lbert, {A}. and {A}lves, {S}. and {A}ndre, {M}. and {A}nghinolfi, {M}. and {A}nton, {G}. and {A}rdid, {M}. and {A}ubert, {J}. {J}. and {A}ublin, {J}. and {B}aret, {B}. and {B}asa, {S}. and {B}elhorma, {B}. and {B}endahman, {M}. and {B}ertin, {V}. and {B}iagi, {S}. and {B}issinger, {M}. and {B}oumaaza, {J}. and {B}outa, {M}. and {B}ouwhuis, {M}. {C}. and {B}rânzas, {H}. and {B}ruijn, {R}. and {B}runner, {J}. and {B}usto, {J}. and {C}aiffi, {B}. and {C}apone, {A}. and {C}aramete, {L}. and {C}arr, {J}. and {C}arretero, {V}. and {C}elli, {S}. and {C}habab, {M}. and {C}hau, {T}. {N}. and {E}l {M}oursli, {R}. {C}. and {C}hiarusi, {T}. and {C}ircella, {M}. and {C}oleiro, {A}. and {C}olomer-{M}olla, {M}. and {C}oniglione, {R}. and {C}oyle, {P}. and {C}reusot, {A}. and {D}iaz, {A}. {F}. and de {W}asseige, {G}. and {D}eschamps, {A}. and {D}istefano, {C}. and {D}i {P}alma, {I}. and {D}omi, {A}. and {D}onzaud, {C}. and {D}ornic, {D}. and {D}rouhin, {D}. and {E}berl, {T}. and van {E}eden, {T}. and {E}l {K}hayati, {N}. and {E}nzenhoefer, {A}. and {F}ermani, {P}. and {F}errara, {G}. and {F}ilippini, {F}. and {F}usco, {L}. and {G}atelet, {Y}. and {G}ay, {P}. and {G}lotin, {H}. and {G}ozzini, {R}. and {R}uiz, {R}. {G}. and {G}raf, {K}. and {G}uidi, {C}. and {H}allmann, {S}. and van {H}aren, {H}. and {H}eijboer, {A}. {J}. and {H}ello, {Y}ann and et al.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e develop a novel technique to exploit the extensive data sets provided by underwater neutrino telescopes to gain information on bioluminescence in the deep sea. {T}he passive nature of the telescopes gives us the unique opportunity to infer information on bioluminescent organisms without actively interfering with them. {W}e 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. {T}he {M}etric {G}aussian {V}ariational {I}nference algorithm is used to reconstruct the model parameters using photon counts recorded by photomultiplier tubes. {W}e apply this method to synthetic data sets and data collected by the {ANTARES} neutrino telescope. {T}he telescope is located 40 km off the {F}rench coast and fixed to the sea floor at a depth of 2475 m. {T}he runs with synthetic data reveal that we can model the emitted bioluminescent flashes of the organisms. {F}urthermore, we find that the spatial resolution of the localization of light sources highly depends on the configuration of the telescope. {P}recise measurements of the efficiencies of the detectors and the attenuation length of the water are crucial to reconstruct the light emission. {F}inally, the application to {ANTARES} data reveals the first localizations of bioluminescent organisms using neutrino telescope data.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{L}imnology and {O}ceanography : {M}ethods}, volume = {21}, numero = {}, pages = {734--760}, ISSN = {1541-5856}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1002/lom3.10578}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088641}, }