FPGA-based Trigger System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment

D. S. Akerib; H. M. Araujo; X. Bai; A. J. Bailey; J. Balajthy; P. Beltrame; E. P. Bernard; A. Bernstein; T. P. Biesiadzinski; E. M. Boulton; A. Bradley; R. Bramante; S. B. Cahn; M. C. Carmona-Benitez; C. Chan; J. J. Chapman; A. A. Chiller; C. Chiller; A. Currie; J. E. Cutter; T. J. R. Davison; L. de Viveiros; A. Dobi; J. E. Y. Dobson; E. Druszkiewicz; B. N. Edwards; C. H. Faham; S. Fiorucci; R. J. Gaitskell; V. M. Gehman; C. Ghag; K. R. Gibson; M. G. D. Gilchriese; C. R. Hall; M. Hanhardt; S. J. Haselschwardt; S. A. Hertel; D. P. Hogan; M. Horn; D. Q. Huang; C. M. Ignarra; M. Ihm; R. G. Jacobsen; W. Ji; K. Kazkaz; D. Khaitan; R. Knoche; N. A. Larsen; C. Lee; B. G. Lenardo; K. T. Lesko; A. Lindote; M. I. Lopes; D. C. Malling; A. G. Manalaysay; R. L. Mannino; M. F. Marzioni; D. N. McKinsey; D. -M. Mei; J. Mock; M. Moongweluwan; J. A. Morad; Alex Murphy; C. Nehrkorn; H. N. Nelson; F. Neves; K. O'Sullivan; K. C. Oliver-Mallory; R. A. Ott; K. J. Palladino; M. Pangilinan; E. K. Pease; P. Phelps; L. Reichhart; C. Rhyne; S. Shaw; T. A. Shutt; C. Silva; W. Skulski; V. N. Solovov; P. Sorensen; S. Stephenson; T. J. Sumner; M. Szydagis; D. J. Taylor; W. Taylor; B. P. Tennyson; P. A. Terman; D. R. Tiedt; W. H. To; M. Tripathi; L. Tvrznikova; S. Uvarov; J. R. Verbus; R. C. Webb; J. T. White; T. J. Whitis; M. S. Witherell; F. L. H. Wolfs; M. Yen; J. Yin; S. K. Young; C. Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.017

FPGA-based Trigger System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment

D. S. Akerib, H. M. Araujo, X. Bai, A. J. Bailey, J. Balajthy, P. Beltrame, E. P. Bernard, A. Bernstein, T. P. Biesiadzinski, E. M. Boulton, A. Bradley, R. Bramante, S. B. Cahn, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Chan, J. J. Chapman, A. A. Chiller, C. Chiller, A. Currie, J. E. CutterT. J. R. Davison, L. de Viveiros, A. Dobi, J. E. Y. Dobson, E. Druszkiewicz, B. N. Edwards, C. H. Faham, S. Fiorucci, R. J. Gaitskell, V. M. Gehman, C. Ghag, K. R. Gibson, M. G. D. Gilchriese, C. R. Hall, M. Hanhardt, S. J. Haselschwardt, S. A. Hertel, D. P. Hogan, M. Horn, D. Q. Huang, C. M. Ignarra, M. Ihm, R. G. Jacobsen, W. Ji, K. Kazkaz, D. Khaitan, R. Knoche, N. A. Larsen, C. Lee, B. G. Lenardo, K. T. Lesko, A. Lindote, M. I. Lopes, D. C. Malling, A. G. Manalaysay, R. L. Mannino, M. F. Marzioni, D. N. McKinsey, D. -M. Mei, J. Mock, M. Moongweluwan, J. A. Morad, Alex Murphy, C. Nehrkorn, H. N. Nelson, F. Neves, K. O'Sullivan, K. C. Oliver-Mallory, R. A. Ott, K. J. Palladino, M. Pangilinan, E. K. Pease, P. Phelps, L. Reichhart, C. Rhyne, S. Shaw, T. A. Shutt, C. Silva, W. Skulski, V. N. Solovov, P. Sorensen, S. Stephenson, T. J. Sumner, M. Szydagis, D. J. Taylor, W. Taylor, B. P. Tennyson, P. A. Terman, D. R. Tiedt, W. H. To, M. Tripathi, L. Tvrznikova, S. Uvarov, J. R. Verbus, R. C. Webb, J. T. White, T. J. Whitis, M. S. Witherell, F. L. H. Wolfs, M. Yen, J. Yin, S. K. Young, C. Zhang

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Abstract

LUX is a two-phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chamber designed to detect nuclear recoils resulting from interactions with dark matter particles. Signals from the detector are processed with an FPGA-based digital trigger system that analyzes the incoming data in real-time, with just a few microsecond latency. The system enables first pass selection of events of interest based on their pulse shape characteristics and 3D localization of the interactions. It has been shown to be >99% efficient in triggering on S2 signals induced by only few extracted liquid electrons. It is continuously and reliably operating since its full underground deployment in early 2013. This document is an overview of the systems capabilities, its inner workings, and its performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-67
Number of pages	11
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	818
Early online date	17 Feb 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.017
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2016

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Trigger
Dark matter detectors
DSP
FPGA
DAQ
Baseline subtraction

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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Search
Murphy, A.
STFC
1/04/15 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
LZ R&D: Bridging Mini-Proposal to STFC
Murphy, A.
STFC
1/10/14 → 31/03/15
Project: Research

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Akerib, D. S., Araujo, H. M., Bai, X., Bailey, A. J., Balajthy, J., Beltrame, P., Bernard, E. P., Bernstein, A., Biesiadzinski, T. P., Boulton, E. M., Bradley, A., Bramante, R., Cahn, S. B., Carmona-Benitez, M. C., Chan, C., Chapman, J. J., Chiller, A. A., Chiller, C., Currie, A., ... Zhang, C. (2016). FPGA-based Trigger System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 818, 57-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.017

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AU - Akerib, D. S.

AU - Araujo, H. M.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bailey, A. J.

AU - Balajthy, J.

AU - Beltrame, P.

AU - Bernard, E. P.

AU - Bernstein, A.

AU - Biesiadzinski, T. P.

AU - Boulton, E. M.

AU - Bradley, A.

AU - Bramante, R.

AU - Cahn, S. B.

AU - Carmona-Benitez, M. C.

AU - Chan, C.

AU - Chapman, J. J.

AU - Chiller, A. A.

AU - Chiller, C.

AU - Currie, A.

AU - Cutter, J. E.

AU - Davison, T. J. R.

AU - Viveiros, L. de

AU - Dobi, A.

AU - Dobson, J. E. Y.

AU - Druszkiewicz, E.

AU - Edwards, B. N.

AU - Faham, C. H.

AU - Fiorucci, S.

AU - Gaitskell, R. J.

AU - Gehman, V. M.

AU - Ghag, C.

AU - Gibson, K. R.

AU - Gilchriese, M. G. D.

AU - Hall, C. R.

AU - Hanhardt, M.

AU - Haselschwardt, S. J.

AU - Hertel, S. A.

AU - Hogan, D. P.

AU - Horn, M.

AU - Huang, D. Q.

AU - Ignarra, C. M.

AU - Ihm, M.

AU - Jacobsen, R. G.

AU - Ji, W.

AU - Kazkaz, K.

AU - Khaitan, D.

AU - Knoche, R.

AU - Larsen, N. A.

AU - Lee, C.

AU - Lenardo, B. G.

AU - Lesko, K. T.

AU - Lindote, A.

AU - Lopes, M. I.

AU - Malling, D. C.

AU - Manalaysay, A. G.

AU - Mannino, R. L.

AU - Marzioni, M. F.

AU - McKinsey, D. N.

AU - Mei, D. -M.

AU - Mock, J.

AU - Moongweluwan, M.

AU - Morad, J. A.

AU - Murphy, Alex

AU - Nehrkorn, C.

AU - Nelson, H. N.

AU - Neves, F.

AU - O'Sullivan, K.

AU - Oliver-Mallory, K. C.

AU - Ott, R. A.

AU - Palladino, K. J.

AU - Pangilinan, M.

AU - Pease, E. K.

AU - Phelps, P.

AU - Reichhart, L.

AU - Rhyne, C.

AU - Shaw, S.

AU - Shutt, T. A.

AU - Silva, C.

AU - Skulski, W.

AU - Solovov, V. N.

AU - Sorensen, P.

AU - Stephenson, S.

AU - Sumner, T. J.

AU - Szydagis, M.

AU - Taylor, D. J.

AU - Taylor, W.

AU - Tennyson, B. P.

AU - Terman, P. A.

AU - Tiedt, D. R.

AU - To, W. H.

AU - Tripathi, M.

AU - Tvrznikova, L.

AU - Uvarov, S.

AU - Verbus, J. R.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - White, J. T.

AU - Whitis, T. J.

AU - Witherell, M. S.

AU - Wolfs, F. L. H.

AU - Yen, M.

AU - Yin, J.

AU - Young, S. K.

AU - Zhang, C.

N1 - 11 pages, 26 figures, added some key points to the abstract, and conclusions, no change in results, accepted for publication in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A

PY - 2016/5/11

Y1 - 2016/5/11

N2 - LUX is a two-phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chamber designed to detect nuclear recoils resulting from interactions with dark matter particles. Signals from the detector are processed with an FPGA-based digital trigger system that analyzes the incoming data in real-time, with just a few microsecond latency. The system enables first pass selection of events of interest based on their pulse shape characteristics and 3D localization of the interactions. It has been shown to be >99% efficient in triggering on S2 signals induced by only few extracted liquid electrons. It is continuously and reliably operating since its full underground deployment in early 2013. This document is an overview of the systems capabilities, its inner workings, and its performance.

AB - LUX is a two-phase (liquid/gas) xenon time projection chamber designed to detect nuclear recoils resulting from interactions with dark matter particles. Signals from the detector are processed with an FPGA-based digital trigger system that analyzes the incoming data in real-time, with just a few microsecond latency. The system enables first pass selection of events of interest based on their pulse shape characteristics and 3D localization of the interactions. It has been shown to be >99% efficient in triggering on S2 signals induced by only few extracted liquid electrons. It is continuously and reliably operating since its full underground deployment in early 2013. This document is an overview of the systems capabilities, its inner workings, and its performance.

KW - Trigger

KW - Dark matter detectors

KW - DSP

KW - FPGA

KW - DAQ

KW - Baseline subtraction

U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.017

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.017

M3 - Article

SN - 0168-9002

VL - 818

SP - 57

EP - 67

JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

ER -

FPGA-based Trigger System for the LUX Dark Matter Experiment

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