Published May 11, 2011 | Version v1
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The CDMS II Data Acquisition System

Creators

  • 1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275 (United States)
  • 4. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, 116 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (United States)
  • 5. Physics Department, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (United States)
  • 6. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 (United States)

Description

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.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.059

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.059;
PII
S0168-9002(11)00410-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
638
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 127-133
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42096959
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DATA ACQUISITION; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DATA PROCESSING; INSTALLATION; INTERFACES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RADIATION MONITORING; SIGNAL CONDITIONING; UNDERGROUND
Descriptors DEC
LEVELS; MATTER; MONITORING; PROCESSING

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Copyright
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