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Title: The electronics and data acquisition system for the DarkSide-50 veto detectors

Abstract

DarkSide-50 is a detector for dark matter candidates in the form of weakly interacting massive particles. It utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber for the inner main detector, surrounded by a liquid scintillator veto (LSV) and a water Cherenkov veto detector (WCV). The LSV and WCV act as the neutron and cosmogenic muon veto detectors for DarkSide-50. This paper describes the electronics and data acquisition system used for these two detectors. The system is made of a custom built front end electronics and commercial National Instruments high speed digitizers. The front end electronics, the DAQ, and the trigger system have been used to acquire data in the form of zero-suppressed waveform samples from the 110 PMTs of the LSV and the 80 PMTs of the WCV. The veto DAQ system has proven its performance and reliability. This electronics and DAQ system can be scaled and used as it is for the veto of the next generation DarkSide-20k detector.

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  1. University Paris-Diderot (France); Darkside Collaboration.et al.
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Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Contributing Org.:
The DarkSide Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1361153
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1330370; OSTI ID: 1600021; OSTI ID: 1860791
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-16-266-AE-PPD; arXiv:1606.03316; LLNL-JRNL-832463
Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; AC52-07NA27344; AC02-07CH11359; SC0007968
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Instrumentation
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; front-end electronics for detector readout; data acquisition concepts; scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); detector control systems (detector and experiment monitoring and slow-control systems, architecture, hardware, algorithms, databases)

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Agnes, P., Agostino, L., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Alexander, T., Alton, A. K., Arisaka, K., Back, H. O., Baldin, B., Biery, K., Bonfini, G., Bossa, M., Bottino, B., Brigatti, A., Brodsky, J., Budano, F., Bussino, S., Cadeddu, M., Cadoni, M., Calaprice, F., Canci, N., Candela, A., Cao, H., Cariello, M., Carlini, M., Catalanotti, S., Cavalcante, P., Chepurnov, A., Cocco, A. G., Covone, G., Crippa, L., D'Angelo, D., D'Incecco, M., Davini, S., Cecco, S. De, Deo, M. De, Vincenzi, M. De, Derbin, A., Devoto, A., Eusanio, F. Di, Pietro, G. Di, Edkins, E., Empl, A., Fan, A., Fiorillo, G., Fomenko, K., Foster, G., Franco, D., Gabriele, F., Galbiati, C., Giganti, C., Goretti, A. M., Granato, F., Grandi, L., Gromov, M., Guan, M., Guardincerri, Y., Hackett, B. R., Herner, K. R., Hungerford, E. V., Ianni, Aldo, Ianni, Andrea, James, I., Jollet, C., Keeter, K., Kendziora, C. L., Kobychev, V., Koh, G., Korablev, D., Korga, G., Kubankin, A., Li, X., Lissia, M., Lombardi, P., Luitz, S., Ma, Y., Machulin, I. N., Mandarano, A., Mari, S. M., Maricic, J., Marini, L., Martoff, C. J., Meregaglia, A., Meyers, P. D., Miletic, T., Milincic, R., Montanari, D., Monte, A., Montuschi, M., Monzani, M. E., Mosteiro, P., Mount, B. J., Muratova, V. N., Musico, P., Napolitano, J., Nelson, A., Odrowski, S., Orsini, M., Ortica, F., Pagani, L., Pallavicini, M., Pantic, E., Parmeggiano, S., Pelczar, K., Pelliccia, N., Pocar, A., Pordes, S., Pugachev, D. A., Qian, H., Randle, K., Ranucci, G., Razeto, A., Reinhold, B., Renshaw, A. L., Riffard, Q., Romani, A., Rossi, B., Rossi, N., Rountree, S. D., Sablone, D., Saggese, P., Saldanha, R., Sands, W., Sangiorgio, S., Savarese, C., Segreto, E., Semenov, D. A., Shields, E., Singh, P. N., Skorokhvatov, M. D., Smirnov, O., Sotnikov, A., Stanford, C., Suvorov, Y., Tartaglia, R., Tatarowicz, J., Testera, G., Tonazzo, A., Trinchese, P., Unzhakov, E. V., Vishneva, A., Vogelaar, R. B., Wada, M., Walker, S., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Watson, A. W., Westerdale, S., Wilhelmi, J., Wojcik, M. M., Xiang, X., Xu, J., Yang, C., Yoo, J., Zavatarelli, S., Zec, A., Zhong, W., Zhu, C., and Zuzel, G. The electronics and data acquisition system for the DarkSide-50 veto detectors. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/11/12/P12007.
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Agnes, P., Agostino, L., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Alexander, T., Alton, A. K., Arisaka, K., Back, H. O., Baldin, B., Biery, K., Bonfini, G., Bossa, M., Bottino, B., Brigatti, A., Brodsky, J., Budano, F., Bussino, S., Cadeddu, M., Cadoni, M., Calaprice, F., Canci, N., Candela, A., Cao, H., Cariello, M., Carlini, M., Catalanotti, S., Cavalcante, P., Chepurnov, A., Cocco, A. G., Covone, G., Crippa, L., D'Angelo, D., D'Incecco, M., Davini, S., Cecco, S. De, Deo, M. De, Vincenzi, M. De, Derbin, A., Devoto, A., Eusanio, F. Di, Pietro, G. Di, Edkins, E., Empl, A., Fan, A., Fiorillo, G., Fomenko, K., Foster, G., Franco, D., Gabriele, F., Galbiati, C., Giganti, C., Goretti, A. M., Granato, F., Grandi, L., Gromov, M., Guan, M., Guardincerri, Y., Hackett, B. R., Herner, K. R., Hungerford, E. V., Ianni, Aldo, Ianni, Andrea, James, I., Jollet, C., Keeter, K., Kendziora, C. L., Kobychev, V., Koh, G., Korablev, D., Korga, G., Kubankin, A., Li, X., Lissia, M., Lombardi, P., Luitz, S., Ma, Y., Machulin, I. N., Mandarano, A., Mari, S. M., Maricic, J., Marini, L., Martoff, C. J., Meregaglia, A., Meyers, P. D., Miletic, T., Milincic, R., Montanari, D., Monte, A., Montuschi, M., Monzani, M. E., Mosteiro, P., Mount, B. J., Muratova, V. N., Musico, P., Napolitano, J., Nelson, A., Odrowski, S., Orsini, M., Ortica, F., Pagani, L., Pallavicini, M., Pantic, E., Parmeggiano, S., Pelczar, K., Pelliccia, N., Pocar, A., Pordes, S., Pugachev, D. A., Qian, H., Randle, K., Ranucci, G., Razeto, A., Reinhold, B., Renshaw, A. L., Riffard, Q., Romani, A., Rossi, B., Rossi, N., Rountree, S. D., Sablone, D., Saggese, P., Saldanha, R., Sands, W., Sangiorgio, S., Savarese, C., Segreto, E., Semenov, D. A., Shields, E., Singh, P. N., Skorokhvatov, M. D., Smirnov, O., Sotnikov, A., Stanford, C., Suvorov, Y., Tartaglia, R., Tatarowicz, J., Testera, G., Tonazzo, A., Trinchese, P., Unzhakov, E. V., Vishneva, A., Vogelaar, R. B., Wada, M., Walker, S., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Watson, A. W., Westerdale, S., Wilhelmi, J., Wojcik, M. M., Xiang, X., Xu, J., Yang, C., Yoo, J., Zavatarelli, S., Zec, A., Zhong, W., Zhu, C., & Zuzel, G. The electronics and data acquisition system for the DarkSide-50 veto detectors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/12/P12007
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Agnes, P., Agostino, L., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Alexander, T., Alton, A. K., Arisaka, K., Back, H. O., Baldin, B., Biery, K., Bonfini, G., Bossa, M., Bottino, B., Brigatti, A., Brodsky, J., Budano, F., Bussino, S., Cadeddu, M., Cadoni, M., Calaprice, F., Canci, N., Candela, A., Cao, H., Cariello, M., Carlini, M., Catalanotti, S., Cavalcante, P., Chepurnov, A., Cocco, A. G., Covone, G., Crippa, L., D'Angelo, D., D'Incecco, M., Davini, S., Cecco, S. De, Deo, M. De, Vincenzi, M. De, Derbin, A., Devoto, A., Eusanio, F. Di, Pietro, G. Di, Edkins, E., Empl, A., Fan, A., Fiorillo, G., Fomenko, K., Foster, G., Franco, D., Gabriele, F., Galbiati, C., Giganti, C., Goretti, A. M., Granato, F., Grandi, L., Gromov, M., Guan, M., Guardincerri, Y., Hackett, B. R., Herner, K. R., Hungerford, E. V., Ianni, Aldo, Ianni, Andrea, James, I., Jollet, C., Keeter, K., Kendziora, C. L., Kobychev, V., Koh, G., Korablev, D., Korga, G., Kubankin, A., Li, X., Lissia, M., Lombardi, P., Luitz, S., Ma, Y., Machulin, I. N., Mandarano, A., Mari, S. M., Maricic, J., Marini, L., Martoff, C. J., Meregaglia, A., Meyers, P. D., Miletic, T., Milincic, R., Montanari, D., Monte, A., Montuschi, M., Monzani, M. E., Mosteiro, P., Mount, B. J., Muratova, V. N., Musico, P., Napolitano, J., Nelson, A., Odrowski, S., Orsini, M., Ortica, F., Pagani, L., Pallavicini, M., Pantic, E., Parmeggiano, S., Pelczar, K., Pelliccia, N., Pocar, A., Pordes, S., Pugachev, D. A., Qian, H., Randle, K., Ranucci, G., Razeto, A., Reinhold, B., Renshaw, A. L., Riffard, Q., Romani, A., Rossi, B., Rossi, N., Rountree, S. D., Sablone, D., Saggese, P., Saldanha, R., Sands, W., Sangiorgio, S., Savarese, C., Segreto, E., Semenov, D. A., Shields, E., Singh, P. N., Skorokhvatov, M. D., Smirnov, O., Sotnikov, A., Stanford, C., Suvorov, Y., Tartaglia, R., Tatarowicz, J., Testera, G., Tonazzo, A., Trinchese, P., Unzhakov, E. V., Vishneva, A., Vogelaar, R. B., Wada, M., Walker, S., Wang, H., Wang, Y., Watson, A. W., Westerdale, S., Wilhelmi, J., Wojcik, M. M., Xiang, X., Xu, J., Yang, C., Yoo, J., Zavatarelli, S., Zec, A., Zhong, W., Zhu, C., and Zuzel, G. Mon . "The electronics and data acquisition system for the DarkSide-50 veto detectors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/12/P12007. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1361153.
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@article{osti_1361153,
title = {The electronics and data acquisition system for the DarkSide-50 veto detectors},
author = {Agnes, P. and Agostino, L. and Albuquerque, I. F. M. and Alexander, T. and Alton, A. K. and Arisaka, K. and Back, H. O. and Baldin, B. and Biery, K. and Bonfini, G. and Bossa, M. and Bottino, B. and Brigatti, A. and Brodsky, J. and Budano, F. and Bussino, S. and Cadeddu, M. and Cadoni, M. and Calaprice, F. and Canci, N. and Candela, A. and Cao, H. and Cariello, M. and Carlini, M. and Catalanotti, S. and Cavalcante, P. and Chepurnov, A. and Cocco, A. G. and Covone, G. and Crippa, L. and D'Angelo, D. and D'Incecco, M. and Davini, S. and Cecco, S. De and Deo, M. De and Vincenzi, M. De and Derbin, A. and Devoto, A. and Eusanio, F. Di and Pietro, G. Di and Edkins, E. and Empl, A. and Fan, A. and Fiorillo, G. and Fomenko, K. and Foster, G. and Franco, D. and Gabriele, F. and Galbiati, C. and Giganti, C. and Goretti, A. M. and Granato, F. and Grandi, L. and Gromov, M. and Guan, M. and Guardincerri, Y. and Hackett, B. R. and Herner, K. R. and Hungerford, E. V. and Ianni, Aldo and Ianni, Andrea and James, I. and Jollet, C. and Keeter, K. and Kendziora, C. L. and Kobychev, V. and Koh, G. and Korablev, D. and Korga, G. and Kubankin, A. and Li, X. and Lissia, M. and Lombardi, P. and Luitz, S. and Ma, Y. and Machulin, I. N. and Mandarano, A. and Mari, S. M. and Maricic, J. and Marini, L. and Martoff, C. J. and Meregaglia, A. and Meyers, P. D. and Miletic, T. and Milincic, R. and Montanari, D. and Monte, A. and Montuschi, M. and Monzani, M. E. and Mosteiro, P. and Mount, B. J. and Muratova, V. N. and Musico, P. and Napolitano, J. and Nelson, A. and Odrowski, S. and Orsini, M. and Ortica, F. and Pagani, L. and Pallavicini, M. and Pantic, E. and Parmeggiano, S. and Pelczar, K. and Pelliccia, N. and Pocar, A. and Pordes, S. and Pugachev, D. A. and Qian, H. and Randle, K. and Ranucci, G. and Razeto, A. and Reinhold, B. and Renshaw, A. L. and Riffard, Q. and Romani, A. and Rossi, B. and Rossi, N. and Rountree, S. D. and Sablone, D. and Saggese, P. and Saldanha, R. and Sands, W. and Sangiorgio, S. and Savarese, C. and Segreto, E. and Semenov, D. A. and Shields, E. and Singh, P. N. and Skorokhvatov, M. D. and Smirnov, O. and Sotnikov, A. and Stanford, C. and Suvorov, Y. and Tartaglia, R. and Tatarowicz, J. and Testera, G. and Tonazzo, A. and Trinchese, P. and Unzhakov, E. V. and Vishneva, A. and Vogelaar, R. B. and Wada, M. and Walker, S. and Wang, H. and Wang, Y. and Watson, A. W. and Westerdale, S. and Wilhelmi, J. and Wojcik, M. M. and Xiang, X. and Xu, J. and Yang, C. and Yoo, J. and Zavatarelli, S. and Zec, A. and Zhong, W. and Zhu, C. and Zuzel, G.},
abstractNote = {DarkSide-50 is a detector for dark matter candidates in the form of weakly interacting massive particles. It utilizes a liquid argon time projection chamber for the inner main detector, surrounded by a liquid scintillator veto (LSV) and a water Cherenkov veto detector (WCV). The LSV and WCV act as the neutron and cosmogenic muon veto detectors for DarkSide-50. This paper describes the electronics and data acquisition system used for these two detectors. The system is made of a custom built front end electronics and commercial National Instruments high speed digitizers. The front end electronics, the DAQ, and the trigger system have been used to acquire data in the form of zero-suppressed waveform samples from the 110 PMTs of the LSV and the 80 PMTs of the WCV. The veto DAQ system has proven its performance and reliability. This electronics and DAQ system can be scaled and used as it is for the veto of the next generation DarkSide-20k detector.},
doi = {10.1088/1748-0221/11/12/P12007},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
number = 12,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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