Infrasound station IS25 of the International Monitoring System of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty : from design to certification
<p>CEA is operating the French segment of the International Monitoring System of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Construction of IMS stations was started on the late 90&#8217; and one last station was pending before completing commitment of France.</p><p>Taking into account experience learned over the years, design was thought to combine enhanced detection capability and robustness. It gives also the opportunity to improve out monitoring tools and technics.</p><p>Station run 9 sensors spread out on a deep forest in Guadeloupe; power is distributed with buried cable while data are received with optical fibre to a central facility from which frames are sent to the International Data Center to the CTBTO. Constructiion was carried out in 2019.</p><p>IS25 was certified by the PTS of the CTBTO in November 2020</p>