Performance of the front-end electronics of the ANTARES neutrino telescope

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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Performance of the front-end electronics of the ANTARES neutrino telescope

E. Delagnes Francisco Camarena R. Ostasch C. Carloganu D. Lo Presti M. Ardid Annarita Margiotta Annarita Margiotta Y. Hello Antoine Kouchner F. Lucarelli F. Lucarelli J. J. Aubert J. J. Aubert Vincent Bertin Vincent Bertin F. Fehr J. Poinsignon G.v. Russo Oleg Kalekin Nasser Kalantar-nayestanaki G. Vannoni M. Circella M. Morganti M. Morganti E. Castorina E. Castorina J.-p. Ernenwein J.-p. Ernenwein Gisela Anton T. Legou T. Legou C. Picq E. Falchini E. Falchini Dominique Lefèvre Dominique Lefèvre C. Richardt E. A. De Wolf D. Dornic D. Dornic D. Dornic J. Fopma J. Petrovic Juanan Aguilar G. Wijnker U. Emanuele G. Giacomelli G. Giacomelli C. Naumann M. Rujoiu Stephanie Escoffier Stephanie Escoffier M.c. Bouwhuis W. Kretschmer Giorgio Riccobene Paolo Piattelli F. Rethore F. Rethore G. Halladjian G. Halladjian Ciro Bigongiari H. Lafoux U. F. Katz D. Palioselitis Doriane Drouhin J.d. Zornoza Jürgen Brunner Jürgen Brunner A. Le Van Suu A. Le Van Suu K. Fratini K. Fratini V. Van Elewyck Thierry Pradier H. Loehner Teresa Montaruli Teresa Montaruli J. P. Schuller C. Hoffmann G. Guillard Ch Olivetto Ch Olivetto Ch Olivetto Holger Motz G. E. Pavala S. Mangano H. Costantini C. M. Reed C. M. Reed Manuel Bou-cabo Francesco Simeone M. Neff F. M. Schoeck M. De Jong R. Auer A. Capone A. Capone J. Hoessl Anne Deschamps Anne Deschamps Alain Mazure P. Payre P. Payre B. Baret S. Basa Alexander Kappes S. Biagi S. Biagi Manuela Vecchi G. Carminati G. Carminati H. Yepes S. Loucatos H. Le Provost L. Tasca V. Flaminio V. Flaminio [No Value] Charvis [No Value] Charvis Patrick Lamare A. C.s. Assis Jesus G. Lim P. Vernin Tri L. Astraatmadja Th. Stolarczyk J-p Pineau J.a. Martínez-mora Th. Chaleil N. Cottini U. Fritsch P.m. Kooijman P.m. Kooijman Guillaume Lambard Guillaume Lambard M. Marcelin Robert Lahmann S. Anvar V. Popa H. Van Haren E. Presani B. Herold C. Curtil C. Curtil N. Chon Sen F. Feinstein F. Feinstein A. Brown A. Brown Tommaso Chiarusi I. Dekeyser I. Dekeyser C. Kopper A. Radu Jos Steijger G. De Bonis G. De Bonis Giuseppina Larosa D. Zaborov Christian Tamburini Christian Tamburini J.-l. Fuda J.-l. Fuda J. Zúñiga Gregory David Hallewell Gregory David Hallewell C. Donzaud C. Donzaud J. P. Gómez-gonzález D. Lachartre Vincenzo Cavasinni Vincenzo Cavasinni C. Distefano E. Monmarthe L. Caponetto Kay Graf B. Vallage Arnauld Albert M. Anghinolfi J. Busto J. Busto Piera Sapienza M. Bazzotti M. Bazzotti Thomas Eberl L. Moscoso G. Lelaizant G. Lelaizant F. Salesa S. Cecchini S. Cecchini J. Carr J. Carr F. Druillole N. De Botton H. Laschinsky Simona Toscano C. Racca N. Picot-clemente N. Picot-clemente Rezo Shanidze P. Coyle P. Coyle Maurizio Spurio Maurizio Spurio A.j. Heijboer Juan José Hernández-rey I. Al Samarai I. Al Samarai

subject

Nuclear and High Energy Physics Photomultiplier [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Optical link Digital data FOS: Physical sciences Analog-to-digital converter Neutrino telescope 01 natural sciences Multiplexing law.invention Phototube Application-specific integrated circuit Photomultiplier tube law ASICs 0103 physical sciences 14. Life underwater 010306 general physics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)Instrumentation Physics 010308 nuclear & particles physics business.industry ASIC Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Electrical engineering CIRCUIT Front-end electronics Chip [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Física nuclear UNDERWATER DETECTOR asic; front-end electronics; neutrino telescope; photomultiplier tube Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics business SYSTEM

description

ANTARES is a high-energy neutrino telescope installed in the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of 2475 m. It consists of a three-dimensional array of optical modules, each containing a large photomultiplier tube. A total of 2700 front-end ASICs named Analogue Ring Samplers (ARS) process the phototube signals, measure their arrival time, amplitude and shape as well as perform monitoring and calibration tasks. The ARS chip processes the analogue signals from the optical modules and converts information into digital data. All the information is transmitted to shore through further multiplexing electronics and an optical link. This paper describes the performance of the ARS chip; results from the functionality and characterization tests in the laboratory are summarized and the long-term performance in the apparatus is illustrated.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2010-10-01	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.06.225