P-ONE-1: the first detector line of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment
Abstract
Neutrino telescopes instrument optically transparent media with three-dimensional arrays of photosensors to detect Cherenkov radiation induced by neutrino interactions within or near the instrumented volume. The small cross-sections of the weak interaction and the low neutrino fluxes above TeV energies require vast detector volumes, which only natural media on Earth can realistically provide. Spurred by the detection of the first neutrino sources by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a new generation of neutrino telescopes is emerging to increase the global instrumented volume and detection sensitivity. The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) aims to install such a telescope in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, building on established neutrino telescope design targets in collaboration with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). This article presents the design, integration, and testing of the first P-ONE line, P-ONE-1, in preparation for its deployment and integration into ONC's deep-sea observatory NEPTUNE. Alongside the detector design and integration methods, we detail in-air and in-water system-level validation performed at several test sites in Canada, culminating in the successful construction of P-ONE-1 and its preparation for deployment.
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BibTeX
@misc{aghaei2026pone1,
title = {{P-ONE-1: the first detector line of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment}},
author = {O. Aghaei and M. Agostini and A. Alexander Wight and K. Baş and N. Baily and P. S. Barbeau and A. J. Baron and S. Bash and C. Bellenghi and M. Boehmer and M. Brandenburg and Z. Brisson-Tsavoussis and D. Brussow and P. Bunton and N. Cedarblade-Jones and K. Clark and B. Crudele and M. Danninger and T. DeYoung and M. Dinkel and A. Eimer and N. Exconde and A. Gärtner and J. Garriz and D. Ghuman and L. Ginzkey and V. Gousy-Leblanc and D. Grant and A. Grimes and C. Haack and R. Halliday and M. Heesemann and D. Hembroff and F. Henningsen and M. Herle and O. Janik and V. Jourdenais and W. Kang and S. Karanth and T. Kerscher and S. Kerschtien and S. Koch and K. Kopański and C. Kopper and P. Krause and C. B. Krauss and N. Kurahashi and C. Lagunas Gualda and A. Lam and T. Lavallee and K. Leismüller and R. Li and S. Loipolder and C. Magee and S. Magel and P. Malecki and T. Martin and A. Maunder and E. Meier and C. Miller},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.27415},
eprint = {2610.27415},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.27415},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - P-ONE-1: the first detector line of the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment
AU - O. Aghaei
AU - M. Agostini
AU - A. Alexander Wight
AU - K. Baş
AU - N. Baily
AU - P. S. Barbeau
AU - A. J. Baron
AU - S. Bash
AU - C. Bellenghi
AU - M. Boehmer
AU - M. Brandenburg
AU - Z. Brisson-Tsavoussis
AU - D. Brussow
AU - P. Bunton
AU - N. Cedarblade-Jones
AU - K. Clark
AU - B. Crudele
AU - M. Danninger
AU - T. DeYoung
AU - M. Dinkel
AU - A. Eimer
AU - N. Exconde
AU - A. Gärtner
AU - J. Garriz
AU - D. Ghuman
AU - L. Ginzkey
AU - V. Gousy-Leblanc
AU - D. Grant
AU - A. Grimes
AU - C. Haack
AU - R. Halliday
AU - M. Heesemann
AU - D. Hembroff
AU - F. Henningsen
AU - M. Herle
AU - O. Janik
AU - V. Jourdenais
AU - W. Kang
AU - S. Karanth
AU - T. Kerscher
AU - S. Kerschtien
AU - S. Koch
AU - K. Kopański
AU - C. Kopper
AU - P. Krause
AU - C. B. Krauss
AU - N. Kurahashi
AU - C. Lagunas Gualda
AU - A. Lam
AU - T. Lavallee
AU - K. Leismüller
AU - R. Li
AU - S. Loipolder
AU - C. Magee
AU - S. Magel
AU - P. Malecki
AU - T. Martin
AU - A. Maunder
AU - E. Meier
AU - C. Miller
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/20
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.27415
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.27415
AB - Neutrino telescopes instrument optically transparent media with three-dimensional arrays of photosensors to detect Cherenkov radiation induced by neutrino interactions within or near the instrumented volume. The small cross-sections of the weak interaction and the low neutrino fluxes above TeV energies require vast detector volumes, which only natural media on Earth can realistically provide. Spurred by the detection of the first neutrino sources by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a new generation of neutrino telescopes is emerging to increase the global instrumented volume and detection sensitivity. The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) aims to install such a telescope in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, building on established neutrino telescope design targets in collaboration with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC). This article presents the design, integration, and testing of the first P-ONE line, P-ONE-1, in preparation for its deployment and integration into ONC's deep-sea observatory NEPTUNE. Alongside the detector design and integration methods, we detail in-air and in-water system-level validation performed at several test sites in Canada, culminating in the successful construction of P-ONE-1 and its preparation for deployment.
ER -