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Data acquisition system for segmented reactor antineutrino detector

NázevTitle
Data acquisition system for segmented reactor antineutrino detectorData acquisition system for segmented reactor antineutrino detector
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
Z. Hons, J. Vlášek
DOIDOI
10.1088/1748-0221/12/01/P01022
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of Instrumentation. 2017, 12(12), ISSN 1748-0221.
RokYear
2017
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000395769600022
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85012041134
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/17:00311018!RIV18-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Podzemní laboratoř LSM (Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, Francie) - český příspěvek do výzkumné infrastruktury evropského významuUnderground laboratory LSM (Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane, Francie) - Czech contribution to research infrastructure of European level; Spolupráce ČR s SUJV Dubna v teoretické a jaderné fyzice a při využití jaderných metod v dalších oborechCooperation of Czech Republic with JINR Dubna in the theoretical and nuclear physics and application of nuclear methods in other fields; Centrum rozvoje technologií pro jadernou a radiační bezpečnostRadiation and nuclear safety technologies development center

AbstraktAbstract

This paper describes the data acquisition system used for data readout from the PMT channels of a segmented detector of reactor antineutrinos with active shielding. Theoretical approach to the data acquisition is described and two possible solutions using QDCs and digitizers are discussed. Also described are the results of the DAQ performance during routine data taking operation of DANSS. DANSS (Detector of the reactor AntiNeutrino based on Solid Scintillator) is a project aiming to measure a spectrum of reactor antineutrinos using inverse beta decay (IBD) in a plastic scintillator. The detector is located close to an industrial nuclear reactor core and is covered by passive and active shielding. It is expected to have about 15000 IBD interactions per day. Light from the detector is sensed by PMT and SiPM.

This paper describes the data acquisition system used for data readout from the PMT channels of a segmented detector of reactor antineutrinos with active shielding. Theoretical approach to the data acquisition is described and two possible solutions using QDCs and digitizers are discussed. Also described are the results of the DAQ performance during routine data taking operation of DANSS. DANSS (Detector of the reactor AntiNeutrino based on Solid Scintillator) is a project aiming to measure a spectrum of reactor antineutrinos using inverse beta decay (IBD) in a plastic scintillator. The detector is located close to an industrial nuclear reactor core and is covered by passive and active shielding. It is expected to have about 15000 IBD interactions per day. Light from the detector is sensed by PMT and SiPM.