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The optically segmented single volume scatter camera (OS-SVSC) aims to image neutron sources for nuclear nonproliferation applications using the kinematic reconstruction of elastic double-scatter events. We report on the design, construction, and calibration of one module of a new prototype. The module includes 16 EJ-204 organic plastic scintillating bars individually wrapped in Teflon tape, each measuring $0.5 {\mathrm {cm}}\times 0.5 {\mathrm {cm}}\times 20 {\mathrm {cm}}$. The scintillator array is coupled to two custom silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) boards consisting of a $2\times 8$ array of SensL J-Series-60035 SiPMs, which are read out by a custom 16 channel DRS4 based digitizer board. The electrical crosstalk between SiPMs within the electronics chain is measured as $0.76\% \,\pm \,0.11\%$ among all 16 channels. We report the detector response of one module including interaction position, time, and energy, using two different optical coupling materials: EJ-560 silicone rubber optical coupling pads and EJ-550 optical coupling grease. We present results in terms of the overall mean and standard deviation of the $z$ -position reconstruction and interaction time resolutions for all 16 bars in the module. We observed the $1\sigma z$ -position resolution for gamma interactions in the 0.3–0.4 MeVee range to be 2.24 cm ± 1.10 cm and 1.45 cm ± 0.19 cm for silicone optical coupling pad and optical grease, respectively. The observed $1\sigma $ interaction time resolution is 265 ps ± 29 ps and 235 ps ± 10 ps for silicone optical coupling pad and optical grease, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB collider at KEK, Tsukuba, Japan has successfully started taking data with the full detector in March 2019. Belle II is a luminosity frontier experiment of the new generation to search for physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles, from precision measurements of a huge number of $B$ and charm mesons and tau leptons. To read out the events at a high rate from the seven subdetectors of Belle II, we adopt a highly unified readout system, including a unified trigger-timing distribution system (TTD), a unified high-speed data link system (Belle2link), and a common backend system to receive Belle2link data. Each subdetector frontend readout system has a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in which unified firmware components of the TTD receiver and Belle2link transmitter are embedded. The system is designed for data taking at a trigger rate up to 30 kHz with a dead-time fraction of about 1% in the frontend readout system. The trigger rate is still much lower than our design. However, the background level is already high because of the initial vacuum condition and other accelerator parameters, and it is the most limiting factor of the accelerator and detector operation. Hence, the occupancy and radiation effects to the frontend electronics are rather severe, and they cause various kinds of instabilities. We present the performance of the system, including the achieved trigger rate, dead-time fraction, and stability, and discuss the experience gained during the operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]