面向暗物质直接探测的原型液氩探测器读出电子学系统设计

Design of Readout Electronics System for Prototype LAr-based Direct Dark Matter Detector

  • 摘要: 针对面向暗物质直接探测的t级原型液氩探测器的信号读出需求,本文设计了1套基于高速、高精度波形数字化技术及PXI Express高速仪器总线技术的读出电子学系统。该系统采用多个波形数字化模块和1个全局触发模块,实现单机箱40路光电倍增管信号的同步采集。系统具有很好的灵活性和可扩展性,通过将多个机箱的触发模块级联可进一步将系统规模扩展至数百通道。该系统研制完成后,配合1个10 kg级的小型液氩探测器开展了单光电子标定和放射源联调测试。通过放射源测试,获得了高质量的液氩探测器闪烁光信号波形。利用脉冲形状甄别算法,可清晰区分核反冲事例和γ事例,初步结果表明,在80~240 pe(光电子)信号幅度范围内的17万个事例中,没有电子反冲信号被误判为中子信号,验证了读出电子学技术路线和设计方案的可行性。

     

    Abstract: The prototype readout electronics system of direct dark matter detection experiments, which is mainly based on high speed and high precision waveform sampling and high speed data transfer techniques, consists of multiple waveform digitization modules (WDMs) and one global trigger module (GTM). The WDM exploits high speed analog-to-digital converter to acquire signals from the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). The GTM collects hit information from WDMs, generates system trigger signal and fans out synchronous clock to all WDMs via backplane buses. Based on offline pulse shape discrimination method, the nuclear recoil events from a PuC neutron source can be clearly distinguished from gamma events within the energy range of 80 pe (photoelectron) to 240 pe for gamma rays, which indicates the capability of fulfilling the requirements of LAr-based direct dark matter detection experiments in future.

     

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