Practical Implementation of an Analogue and Digital Electronics System for a Modular Cosmic Ray Detector—MCORD
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Published:2023-03-22
Issue:6
Volume:12
Page:1492
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ISSN:2079-9292
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Container-title:Electronics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Electronics
Author:
Bielewicz Marcin1ORCID,
Bancer Aleksandr1ORCID,
Dziedzic Andrzej1,
Grzyb Jaroslaw1ORCID,
Jaworska Elzbieta1ORCID,
Kasprowicz Grzegorz2ORCID,
Kiecana Michal1ORCID,
Kolasinski Piotr2ORCID,
Kuc Michal1ORCID,
Kuklewski Michal2,
Pietrzak Marcin1ORCID,
Pozniak Krzysztof2ORCID,
Sitek Maciej1,
Sowinski Mikolaj2ORCID,
Świderski Łukasz1ORCID,
Syntfeld-Kazuch Agnieszka1ORCID,
Szewinski Jaroslaw1ORCID,
Zabołotny Wojciech Marek2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock, Poland
2. Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
A Modular COsmic Ray Detector (MCORD) was prepared for use in various physics experiments. MCORD detectors can be used in laboratory measurements or can become a part of large measurement sets. MCORD can be used as a muon detector, a veto system, or a tool supporting the testing and calibration of other detectors. MCORD can also work as a stand-alone device for scientific and commercial purposes. The basic element of MCORD is one section consisting of eight oblong scintillators with a double-sided light reading performed by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). This work presents a practical description of testing, calibration, and programming of analogue and digital electronics modules. The characterisation and calibration methods of the analogue front-end electronic modules, the obtained results, and their implementation into an operating system are presented. In addition, we describe the development environment and the procedures used to prepare our kit for practical use. The architecture of the FPGAs is also presented with a description of their programming as a data-collecting system in a simple coincidence circuit. We also present the possibilities of extending the data analysis system for large experiments.
Funder
Research Program for the research group at JINR
Polish Plenipotentiary at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
WUT (Warsaw University of Technology) IDUB
National Centre for Research and Development of Poland
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Signal Processing,Control and Systems Engineering
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