The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter

P. Agnes; I. F.M. Albuquerque; T. Alexander; A. K. Alton; K. Arisaka; D. M. Asner; M. Ave; H. O. Back; B. Baldin; K. Biery; V. Bocci; G. Bonfini; W. Bonivento; M. Bossa; B. Bottino; A. Brigatti; J. Brodsky; F. Budano; S. Bussino; M. Cadeddu; M. Cadoni; F. Calaprice; N. Canci; A. Candela; H. Cao; M. Caravati; M. Cariello; M. Carlini; S. Catalanotti; V. Cataudella; P. Cavalcante; A. Chepurnov; C. Cicaló; A. G. Cocco; G. Covone; L. Crippa; D. D'Angelo; M. D'Incecco; S. Davini; A. De Candia; S. De Cecco; M. De Deo; G. De Filippis; G. De Rosa; M. De Vincenzi; A. Derbin; A. Devoto; F. Di Eusanio; C. Dionisi; G. Di Pietro; E. Edkins; A. Empl; A. Fan; G. Fiorillo; K. Fomenko; G. Forster; D. Franco; F. Gabriele; C. Galbiati; S. Giagu; C. Giganti; G. K. Giovanetti; A. M. Goretti; F. Granato; L. Grandi; M. Gromov; M. Guan; Y. Guardincerri; B. R. Hackett; K. R. Herner; D. Hughes; P. Humble; E. V. Hungerford; A. Ianni; A. Ianni; I. James; T. N. Johnson; K. Keeter; C. L. Kendziora; V. Kobychev; G. Koh; D. Korablev; G. Korga; A. Kubankin; X. Li; M. Lissia; B. Loer; P. Lombardi; G. Longo; S. Luitz; Y. Ma; A. Machado; I. N. Machulin; A. Mandarano; S. M. Mari; J. Maricic; L. Marini; C. J. Martoff; P. D. Meyers; T. Miletic; R. Milincic; D. Montanari; A. Monte; M. Montuschi; M. E. Monzani; P. Mosteiro; B. J. Mount; V. N. Muratova; P. Musico; A. Navrer Agasson; A. Nelson; S. Odrowski; A. Oleinik; M. Orsini; F. Ortica; L. Pagani; M. Pallavicini; E. Pantic; S. Parmeggiano; K. Pelczar; N. Pelliccia; A. Pocar; S. Pordes; D. A. Pugachev; H. Qian; K. Randle; G. Ranucci; M. Razeti; A. Razeto; B. Reinhold; A. L. Renshaw; M. Rescigno; Q. Riffard; A. Romani; B. Rossi; N. Rossi; S. D. Rountree; D. Sablone; P. Saggese; R. Saldanha; W. Sands; S. Sangiorgio; C. Savarese; B. Schlitzer; E. Segreto; D. A. Semenov; E. Shields; P. N. Singh; M. D. Skorokhvatov; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; C. Stanford; Y. Suvorov; R. Tartaglia; J. Tatarowicz; G. Testera; A. Tonazzo; P. Trinchese; E. V. Unzhakov; M. Verducci; A. Vishneva; R. B. Vogelaar; M. Wada; S. Walker; H. Wang; Y. Wang; A. W. Watson; S. Westerdale; M. M. Wojcik; X. Xiang; X. Xiao; J. Xu; C. Yang; J. Yoo; S. Zavatarelli; A. Zec; W. Zhong; C. Zhu; G. Zuzel

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011

The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter

P. Agnes, I. F.M. Albuquerque, T. Alexander, A. K. Alton, K. Arisaka, D. M. Asner, M. Ave, H. O. Back, B. Baldin, K. Biery, V. Bocci, G. Bonfini, W. Bonivento, M. Bossa, B. Bottino, A. Brigatti, J. Brodsky, F. Budano, S. Bussino, M. CadedduM. Cadoni, F. Calaprice, N. Canci, A. Candela, H. Cao, M. Caravati, M. Cariello, M. Carlini, S. Catalanotti, V. Cataudella, P. Cavalcante, A. Chepurnov, C. Cicaló, A. G. Cocco, G. Covone, L. Crippa, D. D'Angelo, M. D'Incecco, S. Davini, A. De Candia, S. De Cecco, M. De Deo, G. De Filippis, G. De Rosa, M. De Vincenzi, A. Derbin, A. Devoto, F. Di Eusanio, C. Dionisi, G. Di Pietro, E. Edkins, A. Empl, A. Fan, G. Fiorillo, K. Fomenko, G. Forster, D. Franco, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, S. Giagu, C. Giganti, G. K. Giovanetti, A. M. Goretti, F. Granato, L. Grandi, M. Gromov, M. Guan, Y. Guardincerri, B. R. Hackett, K. R. Herner, D. Hughes, P. Humble, E. V. Hungerford, A. Ianni, A. Ianni, I. James, T. N. Johnson, K. Keeter, C. L. Kendziora, V. Kobychev, G. Koh, D. Korablev, G. Korga, A. Kubankin, X. Li, M. Lissia, B. Loer, P. Lombardi, G. Longo, S. Luitz, Y. Ma, A. Machado, I. N. Machulin, A. Mandarano, S. M. Mari, J. Maricic, L. Marini, C. J. Martoff, P. D. Meyers, T. Miletic, R. Milincic, D. Montanari, A. Monte, M. Montuschi, M. E. Monzani, P. Mosteiro, B. J. Mount, V. N. Muratova, P. Musico, A. Navrer Agasson, A. Nelson, S. Odrowski, A. Oleinik, M. Orsini, F. Ortica, L. Pagani, M. Pallavicini, E. Pantic, S. Parmeggiano, K. Pelczar, N. Pelliccia, A. Pocar, S. Pordes, D. A. Pugachev, H. Qian, K. Randle, G. Ranucci, M. Razeti, A. Razeto, B. Reinhold, A. L. Renshaw, M. Rescigno, Q. Riffard, A. Romani, B. Rossi, N. Rossi, S. D. Rountree, D. Sablone, P. Saggese, R. Saldanha, W. Sands, S. Sangiorgio, C. Savarese, B. Schlitzer, E. Segreto, D. A. Semenov, E. Shields, P. N. Singh, M. D. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, C. Stanford, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, J. Tatarowicz, G. Testera, A. Tonazzo, P. Trinchese, E. V. Unzhakov, M. Verducci, A. Vishneva, R. B. Vogelaar, M. Wada, S. Walker, H. Wang, Y. Wang, A. W. Watson, S. Westerdale, M. M. Wojcik, X. Xiang, X. Xiao, J. Xu, C. Yang, J. Yoo, S. Zavatarelli, A. Zec, W. Zhong, C. Zhu, G. Zuzel

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Abstract

The DarkSide-50 experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is a search for dark matter using a dual phase time projection chamber with 50 kg of low radioactivity argon as target. Light signals from interactions in the argon are detected by a system of 38 photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs), 19 above and 19 below the TPC volume inside the argon cryostat. We describe the electronics which processes the signals from the photo-multipliers, the trigger system which identifies events of interest, and the data-acquisition system which records the data for further analysis. The electronics include resistive voltage dividers on the PMTs, custom pre-amplifiers mounted directly on the PMT voltage dividers in the liquid argon, and custom amplifier/discriminators (at room temperature). After amplification, the PMT signals are digitized in CAEN waveform digitizers, and CAEN logic modules are used to construct the trigger; the data acquisition system for the TPC is based on the Fermilab artdaq software. The system has been in operation since early 2014.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	P12011
Journal	Journal of Instrumentation
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011
State	Published - Dec 11 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Instrumentation
Mathematical Physics

Keywords

Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.)
Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)

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Agnes, P., Albuquerque, I. F. M., Alexander, T., Alton, A. K., Arisaka, K., Asner, D. M., Ave, M., Back, H. O., Baldin, B., Biery, K., Bocci, V., Bonfini, G., Bonivento, W., Bossa, M., Bottino, B., Brigatti, A., Brodsky, J., Budano, F., Bussino, S., ... Zuzel, G. (2017). The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter. Journal of Instrumentation, 12(12), Article P12011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011

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author = "P. Agnes and Albuquerque, {I. F.M.} and T. Alexander and Alton, {A. K.} and K. Arisaka and Asner, {D. M.} and M. Ave and Back, {H. O.} and B. Baldin and K. Biery and V. Bocci and G. Bonfini and W. Bonivento and M. Bossa and B. Bottino and A. Brigatti and J. Brodsky and F. Budano and S. Bussino and M. Cadeddu and M. Cadoni and F. Calaprice and N. Canci and A. Candela and H. Cao and M. Caravati and M. Cariello and M. Carlini and S. Catalanotti and V. Cataudella and P. Cavalcante and A. Chepurnov and C. Cical{\'o} and Cocco, {A. G.} and G. Covone and L. Crippa and D. D'Angelo and M. D'Incecco and S. Davini and {De Candia}, A. and {De Cecco}, S. and {De Deo}, M. and {De Filippis}, G. and {De Rosa}, G. and {De Vincenzi}, M. and A. Derbin and A. Devoto and {Di Eusanio}, F. and C. Dionisi and {Di Pietro}, G. and E. Edkins and A. Empl and A. Fan and G. Fiorillo and K. Fomenko and G. Forster and D. Franco and F. Gabriele and C. Galbiati and S. Giagu and C. Giganti and Giovanetti, {G. K.} and Goretti, {A. M.} and F. Granato and L. Grandi and M. Gromov and M. Guan and Y. Guardincerri and Hackett, {B. R.} and Herner, {K. R.} and D. Hughes and P. Humble and Hungerford, {E. V.} and A. Ianni and A. Ianni and I. James and Johnson, {T. N.} and K. Keeter and Kendziora, {C. L.} and V. Kobychev and G. Koh and D. Korablev and G. Korga and A. Kubankin and X. Li and M. Lissia and B. Loer and P. Lombardi and G. Longo and S. Luitz and Y. Ma and A. Machado and Machulin, {I. N.} and A. Mandarano and Mari, {S. M.} and J. Maricic and L. Marini and Martoff, {C. J.} and Meyers, {P. D.} and T. Miletic and R. Milincic and D. Montanari and A. Monte and M. Montuschi and Monzani, {M. E.} and P. Mosteiro and Mount, {B. J.} and Muratova, {V. N.} and P. Musico and Agasson, {A. Navrer} and A. Nelson and S. Odrowski and A. Oleinik and M. Orsini and F. Ortica and L. Pagani and M. Pallavicini and E. Pantic and S. Parmeggiano and K. Pelczar and N. Pelliccia and A. Pocar and S. Pordes and Pugachev, {D. A.} and H. Qian and K. Randle and G. Ranucci and M. Razeti and A. Razeto and B. Reinhold and Renshaw, {A. L.} and M. Rescigno and Q. Riffard and A. Romani and B. Rossi and N. Rossi and Rountree, {S. D.} and D. Sablone and P. Saggese and R. Saldanha and W. Sands and S. Sangiorgio and C. Savarese and B. Schlitzer and E. Segreto and Semenov, {D. A.} and E. Shields and Singh, {P. N.} and Skorokhvatov, {M. D.} and O. Smirnov and A. Sotnikov and C. Stanford and Y. Suvorov and R. Tartaglia and J. Tatarowicz and G. Testera and A. Tonazzo and P. Trinchese and Unzhakov, {E. V.} and M. Verducci and A. Vishneva and Vogelaar, {R. B.} and M. Wada and S. Walker and H. Wang and Y. Wang and Watson, {A. W.} and S. Westerdale and Wojcik, {M. M.} and X. Xiang and X. Xiao and J. Xu and C. Yang and J. Yoo and S. Zavatarelli and A. Zec and W. Zhong and C. Zhu and G. Zuzel",

note = "Funding Information: The DarkSide-50 Collaboration thanks the LNGS laboratory and its staff for their invaluable technical and logistical support. We particularly wish to thank our Fermilab colleagues Dr. Jin-Yuan Wu for his contributions to the FPGA firmware, Dr. Don Holmgren for his advice on the selection and procurement of the computing and networking hardware, Engineer Sten Hansen for his work on designing the PMT divider and his help with the V1495 firmware, and Engineer Ron Rechenmacher for resolving issues with Infiniband and our raid disk arrays. DarkSide-50 has been supported by the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant Nos. 1004051, 1242571, 1314268, 1314479, 1314483, 1314501, 1314507 & 1314752, the US Department of Energy under contracts DE-AC02-07CH11359 and DE-FG02-91ER40671, the Polish NCN (Grant UMO-2014/15/B/ST2/02561), and the Russian Science Foundation Grant No. 16-12-10369. We also acknowledge financial support from the UnivEarthS Labex program of Sorbonne Paris Cit{\'e} (ANR-10-LABX-0023 and ANR-11-IDEX-0005-02) and from the S{\~a}o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) grant No. 2016/09084-0. Development of the in-liquid pre-amplifier was supported by the INFN CSN-V(5) QUPID-R&D grant. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab.",

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Agnes, P, Albuquerque, IFM, Alexander, T, Alton, AK, Arisaka, K, Asner, DM, Ave, M, Back, HO, Baldin, B, Biery, K, Bocci, V, Bonfini, G, Bonivento, W, Bossa, M, Bottino, B, Brigatti, A, Brodsky, J, Budano, F, Bussino, S, Cadeddu, M, Cadoni, M, Calaprice, F, Canci, N, Candela, A, Cao, H, Caravati, M, Cariello, M, Carlini, M, Catalanotti, S, Cataudella, V, Cavalcante, P, Chepurnov, A, Cicaló, C, Cocco, AG, Covone, G, Crippa, L, D'Angelo, D, D'Incecco, M, Davini, S, De Candia, A, De Cecco, S, De Deo, M, De Filippis, G, De Rosa, G, De Vincenzi, M, Derbin, A, Devoto, A, Di Eusanio, F, Dionisi, C, Di Pietro, G, Edkins, E, Empl, A, Fan, A, Fiorillo, G, Fomenko, K, Forster, G, Franco, D, Gabriele, F, Galbiati, C, Giagu, S, Giganti, C, Giovanetti, GK, Goretti, AM, Granato, F, Grandi, L, Gromov, M, Guan, M, Guardincerri, Y, Hackett, BR, Herner, KR, Hughes, D, Humble, P, Hungerford, EV, Ianni, A, Ianni, A, James, I, Johnson, TN, Keeter, K, Kendziora, CL, Kobychev, V, Koh, G, Korablev, D, Korga, G, Kubankin, A, Li, X, Lissia, M, Loer, B, Lombardi, P, Longo, G, Luitz, S, Ma, Y, Machado, A, Machulin, IN, Mandarano, A, Mari, SM, Maricic, J, Marini, L, Martoff, CJ, Meyers, PD, Miletic, T, Milincic, R, Montanari, D, Monte, A, Montuschi, M, Monzani, ME, Mosteiro, P, Mount, BJ, Muratova, VN, Musico, P, Agasson, AN, Nelson, A, Odrowski, S, Oleinik, A, Orsini, M, Ortica, F, Pagani, L, Pallavicini, M, Pantic, E, Parmeggiano, S, Pelczar, K, Pelliccia, N, Pocar, A, Pordes, S, Pugachev, DA, Qian, H, Randle, K, Ranucci, G, Razeti, M, Razeto, A, Reinhold, B, Renshaw, AL, Rescigno, M, Riffard, Q, Romani, A, Rossi, B, Rossi, N, Rountree, SD, Sablone, D, Saggese, P, Saldanha, R, Sands, W, Sangiorgio, S, Savarese, C, Schlitzer, B, Segreto, E, Semenov, DA, Shields, E, Singh, PN, Skorokhvatov, MD, Smirnov, O, Sotnikov, A, Stanford, C, Suvorov, Y, Tartaglia, R, Tatarowicz, J, Testera, G, Tonazzo, A, Trinchese, P, Unzhakov, EV, Verducci, M, Vishneva, A, Vogelaar, RB, Wada, M, Walker, S, Wang, H, Wang, Y, Watson, AW, Westerdale, S, Wojcik, MM, Xiang, X, Xiao, X, Xu, J, Yang, C, Yoo, J, Zavatarelli, S, Zec, A, Zhong, W, Zhu, C & Zuzel, G 2017, 'The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter', Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 12, no. 12, P12011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011

TY - JOUR

T1 - The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter

AU - Agnes, P.

AU - Albuquerque, I. F.M.

AU - Alexander, T.

AU - Alton, A. K.

AU - Arisaka, K.

AU - Asner, D. M.

AU - Ave, M.

AU - Back, H. O.

AU - Baldin, B.

AU - Biery, K.

AU - Bocci, V.

AU - Bonfini, G.

AU - Bonivento, W.

AU - Bossa, M.

AU - Bottino, B.

AU - Brigatti, A.

AU - Brodsky, J.

AU - Budano, F.

AU - Bussino, S.

AU - Cadeddu, M.

AU - Cadoni, M.

AU - Calaprice, F.

AU - Canci, N.

AU - Candela, A.

AU - Cao, H.

AU - Caravati, M.

AU - Cariello, M.

AU - Carlini, M.

AU - Catalanotti, S.

AU - Cataudella, V.

AU - Cavalcante, P.

AU - Chepurnov, A.

AU - Cicaló, C.

AU - Cocco, A. G.

AU - Covone, G.

AU - Crippa, L.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - D'Incecco, M.

AU - Davini, S.

AU - De Candia, A.

AU - De Cecco, S.

AU - De Deo, M.

AU - De Filippis, G.

AU - De Rosa, G.

AU - De Vincenzi, M.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Devoto, A.

AU - Di Eusanio, F.

AU - Dionisi, C.

AU - Di Pietro, G.

AU - Edkins, E.

AU - Empl, A.

AU - Fan, A.

AU - Fiorillo, G.

AU - Fomenko, K.

AU - Forster, G.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Gabriele, F.

AU - Galbiati, C.

AU - Giagu, S.

AU - Giganti, C.

AU - Giovanetti, G. K.

AU - Goretti, A. M.

AU - Granato, F.

AU - Grandi, L.

AU - Gromov, M.

AU - Guan, M.

AU - Guardincerri, Y.

AU - Hackett, B. R.

AU - Herner, K. R.

AU - Hughes, D.

AU - Humble, P.

AU - Hungerford, E. V.

AU - Ianni, A.

AU - James, I.

AU - Johnson, T. N.

AU - Keeter, K.

AU - Kendziora, C. L.

AU - Kobychev, V.

AU - Koh, G.

AU - Korablev, D.

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Kubankin, A.

AU - Li, X.

AU - Lissia, M.

AU - Loer, B.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Longo, G.

AU - Luitz, S.

AU - Ma, Y.

AU - Machado, A.

AU - Machulin, I. N.

AU - Mandarano, A.

AU - Mari, S. M.

AU - Maricic, J.

AU - Marini, L.

AU - Martoff, C. J.

AU - Meyers, P. D.

AU - Miletic, T.

AU - Milincic, R.

AU - Montanari, D.

AU - Monte, A.

AU - Montuschi, M.

AU - Monzani, M. E.

AU - Mosteiro, P.

AU - Mount, B. J.

AU - Muratova, V. N.

AU - Musico, P.

AU - Agasson, A. Navrer

AU - Nelson, A.

AU - Odrowski, S.

AU - Oleinik, A.

AU - Orsini, M.

AU - Ortica, F.

AU - Pagani, L.

AU - Pallavicini, M.

AU - Pantic, E.

AU - Parmeggiano, S.

AU - Pelczar, K.

AU - Pelliccia, N.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Pordes, S.

AU - Pugachev, D. A.

AU - Qian, H.

AU - Randle, K.

AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Razeti, M.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Reinhold, B.

AU - Renshaw, A. L.

AU - Rescigno, M.

AU - Riffard, Q.

AU - Romani, A.

AU - Rossi, B.

AU - Rossi, N.

AU - Rountree, S. D.

AU - Sablone, D.

AU - Saggese, P.

AU - Saldanha, R.

AU - Sands, W.

AU - Sangiorgio, S.

AU - Savarese, C.

AU - Schlitzer, B.

AU - Segreto, E.

AU - Semenov, D. A.

AU - Shields, E.

AU - Singh, P. N.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M. D.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

AU - Stanford, C.

AU - Suvorov, Y.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Tatarowicz, J.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Tonazzo, A.

AU - Trinchese, P.

AU - Unzhakov, E. V.

AU - Verducci, M.

AU - Vishneva, A.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - Wada, M.

AU - Walker, S.

AU - Wang, H.

AU - Wang, Y.

AU - Watson, A. W.

AU - Westerdale, S.

AU - Wojcik, M. M.

AU - Xiang, X.

AU - Xiao, X.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Yang, C.

AU - Yoo, J.

AU - Zavatarelli, S.

AU - Zec, A.

AU - Zhong, W.

AU - Zhu, C.

AU - Zuzel, G.

N1 - Funding Information: The DarkSide-50 Collaboration thanks the LNGS laboratory and its staff for their invaluable technical and logistical support. We particularly wish to thank our Fermilab colleagues Dr. Jin-Yuan Wu for his contributions to the FPGA firmware, Dr. Don Holmgren for his advice on the selection and procurement of the computing and networking hardware, Engineer Sten Hansen for his work on designing the PMT divider and his help with the V1495 firmware, and Engineer Ron Rechenmacher for resolving issues with Infiniband and our raid disk arrays. DarkSide-50 has been supported by the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, the U.S. National Science Foundation under grant Nos. 1004051, 1242571, 1314268, 1314479, 1314483, 1314501, 1314507 & 1314752, the US Department of Energy under contracts DE-AC02-07CH11359 and DE-FG02-91ER40671, the Polish NCN (Grant UMO-2014/15/B/ST2/02561), and the Russian Science Foundation Grant No. 16-12-10369. We also acknowledge financial support from the UnivEarthS Labex program of Sorbonne Paris Cité (ANR-10-LABX-0023 and ANR-11-IDEX-0005-02) and from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) grant No. 2016/09084-0. Development of the in-liquid pre-amplifier was supported by the INFN CSN-V(5) QUPID-R&D grant. Publisher Copyright: © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab.

PY - 2017/12/11

Y1 - 2017/12/11

N2 - The DarkSide-50 experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is a search for dark matter using a dual phase time projection chamber with 50 kg of low radioactivity argon as target. Light signals from interactions in the argon are detected by a system of 38 photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs), 19 above and 19 below the TPC volume inside the argon cryostat. We describe the electronics which processes the signals from the photo-multipliers, the trigger system which identifies events of interest, and the data-acquisition system which records the data for further analysis. The electronics include resistive voltage dividers on the PMTs, custom pre-amplifiers mounted directly on the PMT voltage dividers in the liquid argon, and custom amplifier/discriminators (at room temperature). After amplification, the PMT signals are digitized in CAEN waveform digitizers, and CAEN logic modules are used to construct the trigger; the data acquisition system for the TPC is based on the Fermilab artdaq software. The system has been in operation since early 2014.

AB - The DarkSide-50 experiment at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso is a search for dark matter using a dual phase time projection chamber with 50 kg of low radioactivity argon as target. Light signals from interactions in the argon are detected by a system of 38 photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs), 19 above and 19 below the TPC volume inside the argon cryostat. We describe the electronics which processes the signals from the photo-multipliers, the trigger system which identifies events of interest, and the data-acquisition system which records the data for further analysis. The electronics include resistive voltage dividers on the PMTs, custom pre-amplifiers mounted directly on the PMT voltage dividers in the liquid argon, and custom amplifier/discriminators (at room temperature). After amplification, the PMT signals are digitized in CAEN waveform digitizers, and CAEN logic modules are used to construct the trigger; the data acquisition system for the TPC is based on the Fermilab artdaq software. The system has been in operation since early 2014.

KW - Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.)

KW - Noble liquid detectors (scintillation, ionization, double-phase)

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U2 - 10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011

DO - 10.1088/1748-0221/12/12/P12011

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AN - SCOPUS:85039770467

SN - 1748-0221

VL - 12

JO - Journal of Instrumentation

JF - Journal of Instrumentation

IS - 12

M1 - P12011

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The electronics, trigger and data acquisition system for the liquid argon time projection chamber of the DarkSide-50 search for dark matter

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