Scalable DAQ system operating the CHIPS-5 neutrino detector
The CHIPS R&D project focuses on development of low-cost water Cherenkov neutrino detectors through novel design strategies and resourceful engineering. This work presents an end-to-end DAQ solution intended for a recent 5 kt CHIPS prototype, which is largely based on affordable mass-produced components. Much like the detector itself, the presented instrumentation is composed of modular arrays that can be scaled up and easily serviced. A single such array can carry up to 30 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) accompanied by electronics that generate high voltage in-situ and deliver time resolution of up to 0.69 ns. In addition, the technology is compatible with the White Rabbit timing system, which can synchronize its elements to within 100 ps. While deployment issues did not permit the presented DAQ system to operate beyond initial evaluation, the presented hardware and software successfully passed numerous commissioning tests that demonstrated their viability for use in a large-scale neutrino detector, instrumented with thousands of PMTs.
Authors
- A. Habig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1018-9383)
- R. Wade
- P. Vahle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9845-6078)
- Harry Hausner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8893-2280)
- Thomas Gilpin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-3955)
- M. M. Pfützner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7221-3164)
- C. Wendt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-8877)
- K. Lang
- J. Trokan-Tenorio
- L. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6505-1157)
- E. Catano-Mur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6209-7221)
- J. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1800-6761)
- R. J. Nichol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-0443)
- Thomas Dodwell
- A. Sousa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-1409)
- Ibrahim Safa
- William H. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1561-9696)
- Jeffrey Lazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0928-5025)
- Josh Tingey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-674X)
- David Alexander Loving
- S. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-8026)
- Tianlu Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7041-5872)
- A. Perch
- S. Wolcott
- J. K. Nelson
- A. Karle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-5161)
- Thomas J. Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7886-4701)
- J. A. B. Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-3899)
- L. Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-2534)
- Willinton Y. Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7375-5530)
- S. Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-5324)
- Patrick Dills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0283-3527)
- J. P. Cesar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-0023)
- A. Kreymer
- B. Alonso Rancurel
- R. Castellan
- Q. Fetterly
- Z. Garbal
- A. Giraudo
- D. Hanuska
- G. Kileff
- Gabe M. LaFond
- P. Roedl
- Rui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-1335)
- Kai Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-5189)
- Daniel J. Wendt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6364-8187)
- Vittorio Paolone
- Paul Kooijman
- Katherine Rawlins
- Alexander Radovic
- Petr Mánek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-0209)
- D. van Eijk
- Marvin L. Marshak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-0314)
- J. R. Meier
- S. Germani
- Jeffrey M. Edmondson
- A. Holin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7758-8047)
- Kenneth R. Jenkins
- Christopher Ng
- J. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4291-0294)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin System (US)
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
- University of Alaska Anchorage (US)
- William & Mary (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- University of Perugia (IT)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
- Saint Thomas - Rutherford Hospital (US)
- National Institute for Subatomic Physics (NL)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (US)
- Zhongshan Hospital (CN)
- Agence Parisienne du Climat (FR)
- Abiola Ajimobi Technical University Ibadan (NG)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2408.10828
- Primary Topic
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Type
- article