Title :
A control and data acquisition system for a large volume superheated droplet detector
Author :
Gornea, R.S. ; Boukhira, N. ; Boussaroque, I. ; Lessard, L. ; Di Marco, M. ; Martin, J.P. ; Vinet, J. ; Zacek, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Phys., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
Large-volume room-temperature superheated droplet detectors are being constructed for measuring very weakly interacting radiation fields, such as those produced by Cold Dark Matter particles (CDM particles, or Weakly Interacting Massive Particles: WIMPS), and various versions of Control and Data Acquisition systems (CDAQ) have been developed for such detectors. Large active mass droplet detectors are modular, their sensitivity is strongly temperature dependent and their operation requires measurements and control functions which are unique to this particular detection medium. We present the CDAQ systems developed for the PICASSO project for different levels of operation. Other types of applications of such detectors are also being investigated and appear promising
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; dark matter; data acquisition; nuclear electronics; particle detectors; Cold Dark Matter particles; PICASSO project; WIMPS; Weakly Interacting Massive Particles; data acquisition system; large-volume room-temperature superheated droplet detectors; very weakly interacting radiation fields; Acoustic signal detection; Control systems; Data acquisition; Event detection; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Neutrons; Particle measurements; Radiation detectors; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6503-8
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2000.949978
