PDD - Absolute Amplitude Calibration and Stability
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6 Experimental Requirements- 6.1 Time Resolution
- 6.2 Waveforms
- 6.3 Dynamic Range and Linearity
- 6.4 Absolute Amplitude Calibration and Stability
- 6.5 Dead time
- 6.6 Sensitivity of optical modules
- 6.7 Noise Rate and Noise Rate Stability
- 6.8 Failure Rate
- 6.9 IceTop
6.4 Absolute Amplitude Calibration and Stability
The absolute calibration of OMs should be known to better than 5%. The absolute calibration and measurement of the angular acceptance of the instrument will be performed by observing known signals from LEDs and from cosmic ray muon tracks. The measurement of shower profiles requires good calibration of individual OMs; see above. The dependence of the muon effective area of the operating AMANDA-B10 detector is close to, but less than linear.
