Production and commissioning of a large prototype Digital Hadron Calorimeter for future colliding beam experiments

A. Baumbaugh; B. Bilki; J. Butler; T. Cundiff; L. Dal Monte; P. De Lurgio; G. Drake; K. Francis; W. Haberichter; E. Hazen; J. Hoff; S. Holm; A. Kreps; J. Repond; J. Schlereth; J. Smith; D. Trojand; S. Wu; L. Xia; Q. Zhang; CALICE Collaboration

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154437

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Production and commissioning of a large prototype Digital Hadron Calorimeter for future colliding beam experiments

A. Baumbaugh, B. Bilki, J. Butler, T. Cundiff, L. Dal Monte, P. De Lurgio, G. Drake, K. Francis, W. Haberichter, E. Hazen, …

2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp.2152-2162

10/2011

DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154437

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Abstract

A new detector technology is being developed for future colliding beam experiments that is based on the use of fine-grained calorimetry, to optimize the use of Particle Flow Algorithms (PFAs) in measuring hadronic jets. Instead of traditional tower geometry and energy summation from many sampling layers, the new approach measures energy deposition in 1 cm 2 cells on each sampling layer using discriminators. Jets are reconstructed using hit patterns from each layer, combined with information from inner tracking and the electromagnetic calorimeter. We have built a 480,000 channel prototype detector that is based on Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) to demonstrate this concept. The development is part of the CALICE Collaboration. The readout system uses a 64-channel custom integrated circuit called DCAL to record hits from each cell and apply a global timestamp. The chips mount directly on sophisticated front-end boards that are not only an integral part of the charge collection of the detector chambers, but also incorporate digital signal transmission, clock and control, and power and ground. The readout of data is serial, multiplexed into high-speed serial streams and sent to a "back-end" VME system for time-sorting and higher-level triggering. The system can be operated with an external trigger or be self-triggered, and can produce trigger signals from the front-end chips. The construction, installation, and commissioning of this prototype system is now complete. We have begun a measurement program using a test beam at Fermilab. An overview of the system is described. Experiences in building this large prototype system are reported. Results from the test beam are presented.

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Title: Subtitle: Production and commissioning of a large prototype Digital Hadron Calorimeter for future colliding beam experiments
Creators: A. Baumbaugh - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
B. Bilki - University of Iowa
J. Butler - Boston University
T. Cundiff - Argonne National Laboratory
L. Dal Monte - Fédération de recherche Matière et Interactions
P. De Lurgio - Argonne National Laboratory
G. Drake - Argonne National Laboratory
K. Francis - Argonne National Laboratory
W. Haberichter - Argonne National Laboratory
E. Hazen
J. Hoff - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
S. Holm - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
A. Kreps - Argonne National Laboratory
J. Repond - Argonne National Laboratory
J. Schlereth - Argonne National Laboratory
J. Smith - The University of Texas at Arlington
D. Trojand - McGill University
S. Wu - Boston University
L. Xia - Argonne National Laboratory
Q. Zhang - Argonne National Laboratory
CALICE Collaboration
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, pp.2152-2162
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154437
ISSN: 1082-3654
eISSN: 2577-0829
Language: English
Date published: 10/2011
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984627281202771

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