TY - GEN
T1 - Data acquisition for the Helium and Lead Observatory
AU - Schumaker, Michael A.
AU - Boeltzig, Axel
AU - Burritt, Tom H.
AU - Duba, Charles A.
AU - Duncan, Fraser A.
AU - Farine, Jacques
AU - Habig, Alec
AU - Hime, Andrew
AU - Howe, Mark A.
AU - Kielbik, Alicja
AU - Kraus, Christine
AU - Nicholson, Kurt
AU - Robertson, R. G.Hamish
AU - Scholberg, Kate
AU - Secrest, Jeff
AU - Shantz, Taylor C.
AU - Virtue, Clarence J.
AU - Wilkerson, John F.
AU - Yen, Stanley
AU - Zuber, Kai
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The Helium and Lead Observatory (HALO) is a dedicated supernova detector constructed in the underground facilities at SNOLAB in Sudbury, Canada. It is designed to detect neutrinos from a supernova within the Milky Way galaxy using lead blocks and 3He neutron detectors. Analysis of supernova neutrino events can produce new discoveries in astrophysics and fundamental particle physics. HALO will be a participant in the Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS), which will rely on the time delay between neutrino emission and visible light emission to provide notification to astronomers of an imminent observable supernova. This article discusses the data acquisition system of HALO, including the software ORCA, electronics components, data flow, and the design of the high-voltage and signal connections for the 3He neutron detectors.
AB - The Helium and Lead Observatory (HALO) is a dedicated supernova detector constructed in the underground facilities at SNOLAB in Sudbury, Canada. It is designed to detect neutrinos from a supernova within the Milky Way galaxy using lead blocks and 3He neutron detectors. Analysis of supernova neutrino events can produce new discoveries in astrophysics and fundamental particle physics. HALO will be a participant in the Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS), which will rely on the time delay between neutrino emission and visible light emission to provide notification to astronomers of an imminent observable supernova. This article discusses the data acquisition system of HALO, including the software ORCA, electronics components, data flow, and the design of the high-voltage and signal connections for the 3He neutron detectors.
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U2 - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874097
DO - 10.1109/NSSMIC.2010.5874097
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79960312668
SN - 9781424491063
T3 - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
SP - 1860
EP - 1865
BT - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposuim and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010
T2 - 2010 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2010 and 17th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-ray and Gamma-ray Detectors, RTSD 2010
Y2 - 30 October 2010 through 6 November 2010
ER -