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Title: The Majorana Parts Tracking Database

Abstract

The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database is used to record the history of components used in the construction of the Demonstrator. The tracking implementation takes a novel approach based on the schema-free database technology CouchDB. Transportation, storage, and processes undergone by parts such as machining or cleaning are linked to part records. Tracking parts provides a great logistics benefit and an important quality assurance reference during construction. In addition, the location history of parts provides an estimate of their exposure to cosmic radiation. A web application for data entry and a radiation exposure calculator have been developed as tools for achieving the extreme radio-purity required for this rare decay search.

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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contributing Org.:
The Majorana Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1265342
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1245672; OSTI ID: 1357111; OSTI ID: 1460323
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-27278
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; KB0401022; ERKBP59
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC52-06NA25396; FG02-97ER41041; FG02-97ER41033; FG02-97ER41042; SC0012612; FG02-97ER41020; AC05-00OR22725; FG02-10ER41715
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 779; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; Neutrinoless double beta decay; Low background; Application software; Component and materials tracking; Atomic and Nuclear Physics

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Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Combs, D. C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Esterline, J., Fast, J. E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F. M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V. E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A. L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J. Diaz, Leviner, L. E., Loach, J. C., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Miller, M. L., Mizouni, L., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J. L., O׳Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Petersburg, R., Phillips, D. G., Poon, A. W. P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Soin, A., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A. R., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.01.001.
Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Combs, D. C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Esterline, J., Fast, J. E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F. M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V. E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A. L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J. Diaz, Leviner, L. E., Loach, J. C., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Miller, M. L., Mizouni, L., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J. L., O׳Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Petersburg, R., Phillips, D. G., Poon, A. W. P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Soin, A., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A. R., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., & Zhitnikov, I. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.01.001
Abgrall, N., Aguayo, E., Avignone, F. T., Barabash, A. S., Bertrand, F. E., Brudanin, V., Busch, M., Byram, D., Caldwell, A. S., Chan, Y-D., Christofferson, C. D., Combs, D. C., Cuesta, C., Detwiler, J. A., Doe, P. J., Efremenko, Yu., Egorov, V., Ejiri, H., Elliott, S. R., Esterline, J., Fast, J. E., Finnerty, P., Fraenkle, F. M., Galindo-Uribarri, A., Giovanetti, G. K., Goett, J., Green, M. P., Gruszko, J., Guiseppe, V. E., Gusev, K., Hallin, A. L., Hazama, R., Hegai, A., Henning, R., Hoppe, E. W., Howard, S., Howe, M. A., Keeter, K. J., Kidd, M. F., Kochetov, O., Konovalov, S. I., Kouzes, R. T., LaFerriere, B. D., Leon, J. Diaz, Leviner, L. E., Loach, J. C., MacMullin, J., Martin, R. D., Meijer, S. J., Mertens, S., Miller, M. L., Mizouni, L., Nomachi, M., Orrell, J. L., O׳Shaughnessy, C., Overman, N. R., Petersburg, R., Phillips, D. G., Poon, A. W. P., Pushkin, K., Radford, D. C., Rager, J., Rielage, K., Robertson, R. G. H., Romero-Romero, E., Ronquest, M. C., Shanks, B., Shima, T., Shirchenko, M., Snavely, K. J., Snyder, N., Soin, A., Suriano, A. M., Tedeschi, D., Thompson, J., Timkin, V., Tornow, W., Trimble, J. E., Varner, R. L., Vasilyev, S., Vetter, K., Vorren, K., White, B. R., Wilkerson, J. F., Wiseman, C., Xu, W., Yakushev, E., Young, A. R., Yu, C. -H., Yumatov, V., and Zhitnikov, I. Fri . "The Majorana Parts Tracking Database". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2015.01.001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1265342.
@article{osti_1265342,
title = {The Majorana Parts Tracking Database},
author = {Abgrall, N. and Aguayo, E. and Avignone, F. T. and Barabash, A. S. and Bertrand, F. E. and Brudanin, V. and Busch, M. and Byram, D. and Caldwell, A. S. and Chan, Y-D. and Christofferson, C. D. and Combs, D. C. and Cuesta, C. and Detwiler, J. A. and Doe, P. J. and Efremenko, Yu. and Egorov, V. and Ejiri, H. and Elliott, S. R. and Esterline, J. and Fast, J. E. and Finnerty, P. and Fraenkle, F. M. and Galindo-Uribarri, A. and Giovanetti, G. K. and Goett, J. and Green, M. P. and Gruszko, J. and Guiseppe, V. E. and Gusev, K. and Hallin, A. L. and Hazama, R. and Hegai, A. and Henning, R. and Hoppe, E. W. and Howard, S. and Howe, M. A. and Keeter, K. J. and Kidd, M. F. and Kochetov, O. and Konovalov, S. I. and Kouzes, R. T. and LaFerriere, B. D. and Leon, J. Diaz and Leviner, L. E. and Loach, J. C. and MacMullin, J. and Martin, R. D. and Meijer, S. J. and Mertens, S. and Miller, M. L. and Mizouni, L. and Nomachi, M. and Orrell, J. L. and O׳Shaughnessy, C. and Overman, N. R. and Petersburg, R. and Phillips, D. G. and Poon, A. W. P. and Pushkin, K. and Radford, D. C. and Rager, J. and Rielage, K. and Robertson, R. G. H. and Romero-Romero, E. and Ronquest, M. C. and Shanks, B. and Shima, T. and Shirchenko, M. and Snavely, K. J. and Snyder, N. and Soin, A. and Suriano, A. M. and Tedeschi, D. and Thompson, J. and Timkin, V. and Tornow, W. and Trimble, J. E. and Varner, R. L. and Vasilyev, S. and Vetter, K. and Vorren, K. and White, B. R. and Wilkerson, J. F. and Wiseman, C. and Xu, W. and Yakushev, E. and Young, A. R. and Yu, C. -H. and Yumatov, V. and Zhitnikov, I.},
abstractNote = {The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of 76Ge. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database is used to record the history of components used in the construction of the Demonstrator. The tracking implementation takes a novel approach based on the schema-free database technology CouchDB. Transportation, storage, and processes undergone by parts such as machining or cleaning are linked to part records. Tracking parts provides a great logistics benefit and an important quality assurance reference during construction. In addition, the location history of parts provides an estimate of their exposure to cosmic radiation. A web application for data entry and a radiation exposure calculator have been developed as tools for achieving the extreme radio-purity required for this rare decay search.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nima.2015.01.001},
journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment},
number = C,
volume = 779,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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