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The CDMS II Data Acquisition System

Authors :
Jodi Cooley
R. Mahapatra
C. Savage
D. A. Bauer
Sunil Golwala
H. N. Nelson
L. Duong
M. B. Crisler
R. Ferril
Donald J. Holmgren
J. Hall
P. Cushman
J. Sander
S. Burke
F. DeJongh
A. Reisetter
Source :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 638:127-133
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2011.

Abstract

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.

Details

ISSN :
01689002
Volume :
638
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :
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