TY - JOUR
T1 - AugerPrime surface detector electronics
AU - the Pierre Auger Collaboration
AU - Halim, A. Abdul
AU - Abreu, P.
AU - Aglietta, M.
AU - Allison, P.
AU - Allekotte, I.
AU - Cheminant, K. Almeida
AU - Almela, A.
AU - Aloisio, R.
AU - Alvarez-Muñiz, J.
AU - Yebra, J. Ammerman
AU - Anastasi, G. A.
AU - Anchordoqui, L.
AU - Andrada, B.
AU - Andringa, S.
AU - Anukriti,
AU - Aramo, C.
AU - Ferreira, P. R.Araújo
AU - Arnone, E.
AU - Velázquez, J. C.Arteaga
AU - Assiro, R.
AU - Assis, P.
AU - Avila, G.
AU - Avocone, E.
AU - Badescu, A. M.
AU - Bakalova, A.
AU - Barbato, F.
AU - Mocellin, A. Bartz
AU - Beatty, J. J.
AU - Becker, K. H.
AU - Bellido, J. A.
AU - Berat, C.
AU - Bertaina, M. E.
AU - Bhatta, G.
AU - Bianciotto, M.
AU - Biermann, P. L.
AU - Binet, V.
AU - Bismark, K.
AU - Bister, T.
AU - Biteau, J.
AU - Blazek, J.
AU - Bleve, C.
AU - Blümer, J.
AU - Boháčová, M.
AU - Boncioli, D.
AU - Bonifazi, C.
AU - Arbeletche, L. Bonneau
AU - Borodai, N.
AU - Brack, J.
AU - Orchera, P. G.Brichetto
AU - Ventura, C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab.
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Operating since 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has led to major advances in our understanding of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. The latest findings have revealed new insights that led to the upgrade of the Observatory, with the primary goal of obtaining information on the primary mass of the most energetic cosmic rays on a shower-by-shower basis. In the framework of the upgrade, called AugerPrime, the 1660 water-Cherenkov detectors of the surface array are equipped with plastic scintillators and radio antennas, allowing us to enhance the composition sensitivity. To accommodate new detectors and to increase experimental capabilities, the electronics is also upgraded. This includes better timing with up-to-date GPS receivers, higher sampling frequency, increased dynamic range, and more powerful local processing of the data. In this paper, the design characteristics of the new electronics and the enhanced dynamic range will be described. The manufacturing and test processes will be outlined and the test results will be discussed. The calibration of the SD detector and various performance parameters obtained from the analysis of the first commissioning data will also be presented.
AB - Operating since 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has led to major advances in our understanding of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. The latest findings have revealed new insights that led to the upgrade of the Observatory, with the primary goal of obtaining information on the primary mass of the most energetic cosmic rays on a shower-by-shower basis. In the framework of the upgrade, called AugerPrime, the 1660 water-Cherenkov detectors of the surface array are equipped with plastic scintillators and radio antennas, allowing us to enhance the composition sensitivity. To accommodate new detectors and to increase experimental capabilities, the electronics is also upgraded. This includes better timing with up-to-date GPS receivers, higher sampling frequency, increased dynamic range, and more powerful local processing of the data. In this paper, the design characteristics of the new electronics and the enhanced dynamic range will be described. The manufacturing and test processes will be outlined and the test results will be discussed. The calibration of the SD detector and various performance parameters obtained from the analysis of the first commissioning data will also be presented.
KW - Data acquisition circuits
KW - Front-end electronics for detector readout
KW - Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
KW - Trigger concepts and systems (hardware and software)
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85179620168
U2 - 10.1088/1748-0221/18/10/P10016
DO - 10.1088/1748-0221/18/10/P10016
M3 - Original Article
AN - SCOPUS:85179620168
SN - 1748-0221
VL - 18
JO - Journal of Instrumentation
JF - Journal of Instrumentation
IS - 10
M1 - P10016
ER -