AURA Askar'yan Observatory

 

AURA Design Plan
AURA Components
AURA ACU
AURA Cables
Genesys Controller
IceCube/AURA

AURA plans to place sensor modules in the ice to detect radio signals (Askar'yan pulses) derived from the rare interactions between a high-energy neutrino and the ice.  The module is known as a DRM, a "Digital Radio Module" which is typically mounted on an IceCube string.  The DRM has 4 receiver antennas and a transmitter antenna. 

The overall DRM design plan can be viewed through a series of block diagrams

Many of the DRM components were designed and/or fabricated in the IDL.  See Photos.

Photos of deployment in the ice at the South Pole.