CIEMAT Publications
ISSN: 2695-8864 | NIPO: 832-21-025-3
PUBLISHED IN 2021
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ProtoDUNE-DP light acquisition and calibration software
Cuesta Soria, C.; Belver Fernández, D.; Boix Gargallo, J. Calvo Alamillo, E.; Gallego Ros, A., Gil-Botella, I.; Jiménez Cabre., S.; Lastoria, C.; Lux, T.; Martín Martín, I., Martínez Morales, J.J.; Palomares Espiga, C.; Soto-Otón, J.A.; Verdugo de Osa, A.
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Abstract
ProtoDUNE-DP is a 6x6x6 m3 liquid argon time-projection-chamber operated at the CERN Neutrino Platform in 2019-2020 as a prototype of the Dual Phase concept for the DUNE Far Detector. The Photon Detection System (PDS) is based on 36 8-inch photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) and allows triggering on the scintillation light signals produced by cosmic rays and other charged particles traversing the detector. The acquisition and calibration software specifically developed for the ProtoDUNE-DP PDS is described in this work. This software controls the high-voltage power supplies, the calibration system, and the PDS DAQ. It has been developed with Qt Creator, and features different operation modes and a graphical user interface. This software has already been validated and used during the ProtoDUNE-DP operation.