Monte Carlo studies of a KM3NeT design option with multi-PMT optical modules

摘要

One design option for the future Mediterranean deep-sea neutrino telescope (KM3NeT) uses multi-PMT optical modules. This new approach was developed during the EU-funded KM3NeT Design tudy. Optimisation studies for this design were performed with Monte Carlo simulations using a modified ANTARE software chain. The KM3NeT performance was studied as a function of detection unit configurations and different reconstruction strategies. The results of these studies are presented in this paper.