AugerPrime Surface Detector Electronics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2023-10-10 v3 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract
Operating since 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has led to major advances in our understanding of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. The latest findings have revealed new insights that led to the upgrade of the Observatory, with the primary goal of obtaining information on the primary mass of the most energetic cosmic rays on a shower-by-shower basis. In the framework of the upgrade, called AugerPrime, the 1660 water-Cherenkov detectors of the surface array are equipped with plastic scintillators and radio antennas, allowing us to enhance the composition sensitivity. To accommodate new detectors and to increase experimental capabilities, the electronics is also upgraded. This includes better timing with up-to-date GPS receivers, higher sampling frequency, increased dynamic range, and more powerful local processing of the data. In this paper, the design characteristics of the new electronics and the enhanced dynamic range will be described. The manufacturing and test processes will be outlined and the test results will be discussed. The calibration of the SD detector and various performance parameters obtained from the analysis of the first commissioning data will also be presented.
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@article{arxiv.2309.06235,
title = {AugerPrime Surface Detector Electronics},
author = {The Pierre Auger Collaboration and A. Abdul Halim and P. Abreu and M. Aglietta and I. Allekotte and K. Almeida Cheminant and A. Almela and R. Aloisio and J. Alvarez-Muñiz and J. Ammerman Yebra and G. A. Anastasi and L. Anchordoqui and B. Andrada and S. Andringa and Anukriti and C. Aramo and P. R. Araújo Ferreira and E. Arnone and J. C. Arteaga Velázquez and P. Assis and G. Avila and E. Avocone and A. M. Badescu and A. Bakalova and F. Barbato and A. Bartz Mocellin and J. A. Bellido and C. Berat and M. E. Bertaina and G. Bhatta and M. Bianciotto and P. L. Biermann and V. Binet and K. Bismark and T. Bister and J. Biteau and J. Blazek and C. Bleve and J. Blümer and M. Boháčová and D. Boncioli and C. Bonifazi and L. Bonneau Arbeletche and N. Borodai and J. Brack and P. G. Brichetto Orchera and F. L. Briechle and A. Bueno and S. Buitink and M. Buscemi and A. Bwembya and M. Büsken and K. S. Caballero-Mora and S. Cabana-Freire and L. Caccianiga and R. Caruso and A. Castellina and F. Catalani and G. Cataldi and L. Cazon and M. Cerda and A. Cermenati and J. A. Chinellato and J. Chudoba and L. Chytka and R. W. Clay and A. C. Cobos Cerutti and R. Colalillo and A. Coleman and M. R. Coluccia and R. Conceição and A. Condorelli and G. Consolati and M. Conte and F. Convenga and D. Correia dos Santos and P. J. Costa and C. E. Covault and M. Cristinziani and C. S. Cruz Sanchez and S. Dasso and K. Daumiller and B. R. Dawson and R. M. de Almeida and J. de Jesús and S. J. de Jong and J. R. T. de Mello Neto and I. De Mitri and J. de Oliveira and D. de Oliveira Franco and F. de Palma and V. de Souza and B. P. de Souza de Errico and E. De Vito and A. Del Popolo and O. Deligny and N. Denner and L. Deval and A. di Matteo and M. Dobre and C. Dobrigkeit and J. C. D'Olivo and L. M. Domingues Mendes and J. C. dos Anjos and R. C. dos Anjos and J. Ebr and F. Ellwanger and M. Emam and R. Engel and I. Epicoco and M. Erdmann and A. Etchegoyen and C. Evoli and H. Falcke and J. Farmer and G. 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Schovánek and F. G. Schröder and J. Schulte and T. Schulz and C. M. Schäfer and S. J. Sciutto and M. Scornavacche and A. Segreto and S. Sehgal and S. U. Shivashankara and G. Sigl and G. Silli and O. Sima and F. Simon and R. Smau and P. Sommers and J. F. Soriano and R. Squartini and M. Stadelmaier and S. Stanič and J. Stasielak and P. Stassi and M. Straub and S. Strähnz and T. Suomijärvi and A. D. Supanitsky and Z. Svozilikova and Z. Szadkowski and F. Sánchez and F. Tairli and A. Tapia and C. Taricco and C. Timmermans and O. Tkachenko and P. Tobiska and C. J. Todero Peixoto and B. Tomé and Z. Torrès and A. Travaini and P. Travnicek and C. Trimarelli and M. Tueros and M. Unger and L. Vaclavek and M. Vacula and J. F. Valdés Galicia and L. Valore and E. Varela and D. Veberič and C. Ventura and I. D. Vergara Quispe and V. Verzi and J. Vicha and J. Vink and J. Vlastimil and S. Vorobiov and A. Vásquez-Ramírez and C. Watanabe and A. A. Watson and A. Weindl and L. Wiencke and H. 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journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.06235},
year = {2023}
}