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Title: The CDMS II data acquisition system

Journal Article · · Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A638:127-133,2011

The Data Acquisition System for the CDMS II dark matter experiment was designed and built when the experiment moved to its new underground installation at the Soudan Lab. The combination of remote operation and increased data load necessitated a completely new design. Elements of the original LabView system remained as stand-alone diagnostic programs, but the main data processing moved to a VME-based system with custom electronics for signal conditioning, trigger formation and buffering. The data rate was increased 100-fold and the automated cryogenic system was linked to the data acquisition. A modular server framework with associated user interfaces was implemented in Java to allow control and monitoring of the entire experiment remotely.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1022125
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-11-302-AE; NIMAER; TRN: US201117%%590
Journal Information:
Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A638:127-133,2011, Vol. 638, Issue 1; ISSN 0168-9002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English