Resource sharing in nuclear physics laboratory classes: A distributed data acquisition system for experiments with shared resources and data management

Fontana, Cristiano Lino; Lunardon, M.; Pino, F.; Stevanato, L.; Moretto, S.

doi:10.1063/1.5127716

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“…• A computer with an open source data acquisition software called ABCD (Acquisition and Broadcast of Collected Data) [19,20].…”

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“…in order to simplify their design and implementation. This design proved to be very versatile, since it has been used also in other experiments both in high-performance as well as in resource constraint data acquisition systems [20,[23][24][25][26]. The neutron generator, the radiological PE-Pb shielding, the gamma detection frame and the DAQ system were integrated in a waterproof, temperature-controlled external case (figure 2).…”

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Non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers using the C-BORD Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System

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The European H2020 project, entitled “effective Container inspection at BORDer control points” (C-BORD), aims to develop a framework of Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technologies, for containers and large-volume freight at the EU borders. In this article the first results of the field trials of the Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System (RRTNIS) are reported. The tests were carried out at the customs administration of the Netherlands' (DCA) facility in the seaport of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. For the tests mock-up cargo containers were prepared. The containers were analyzed using the whole set of NII subsystems of the C-BORD framework. Each container underwent a session of subsequent scans with all the subsystems, in order to realistically reproduce the normal flow of inspections at the customs facility. The RRTNIS was tested under these realistic conditions, as well. The system was able to separate and identify the target materials, in mock-up containers, and improve the state-of-the-art in terms of the detected quantities.

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“…• A computer with an open source data acquisition software called ABCD (Acquisition and Broadcast of Collected Data) [19,20].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers using the C-BORD Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System

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“…C-BORD data acquisition system is based on fast signal digitizers with an openaccess data acquisition software to handle CAEN electronics boards shown in Figure 28. Such a data acquisition results in more compact electronics and an enhancement of data processing capabilities [61][62][63].…”

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Sea container inspection with tagged neutrons

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EPJ Nuclear Sci. Technol.

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Neutron inspection of sea-going cargo containers has been widely studied in the past 20 yr to non-intrusively detect terrorist threats, like explosives or Special Nuclear Materials (SNM), and illicit goods, like narcotics or smuggling materials. Fast 14 MeV neutrons are produced by a portable generator with the t(d, n)α fusion reaction, and tagged in both direction and time thanks to the alpha particle detection. This Associated Particle Technique (APT) allows focusing inspection on specific areas of interest in the containers, previously identified as containing suspicious items with X-ray radiographic scanners or radiation portal monitors. We describe the principle of APT for non-nuclear material identification, and for nuclear material detection, then we provide illustrations of the performances for 10 min inspections with significant quantities (kilograms) of explosives, illicit drugs, or SNM, in different cargo cover loads (e.g. metallic, organic, or ceramic matrices).

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“…A CAEN A3818 PCI Express CONET2 Controller installed on a PC was used to control the digitizer (by means of optical fiber connections using the CAEN CONET2 protocol). All parameters of the nuclear electronics, and also of the data acquisition, were managed using the ABCD (Acquisition and Broadcast of Collected Data) software [8][9][10], released as an open-source project (https://github.com/ec-jrc/abcd). The OpAmp was powered using the a power supply (Oltronix) model B703DT.…”

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Novel neutron detector assembly based on SiPM readout to be coupled with the Active Target for SPES

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The Active Target ATS (Active Target for SPES) is a new time-projection chamber designed for reaction and decay studies with nuclei far from stability. The physics cases for the new-generation active target are related to the ongoing developments of facilities for radioactive ion beams. Thanks to its flexibility, this instrument will be capable of taking advantage of the most exotic beams which will become available at the SPES facility under construction at the Legnaro National Laboratories in Italy. Particular attention will be also paid to couple it with ancillary detectors, for both charged and neutral (gamma and neutrons) particles. In particular, in this work, we will focus the attention on the neutron ancillary detectors. The proposed prototype is a compact device able to discriminate, by performing pulse shape analysis, between neutrons and gamma. The device take advantage of recent improvements in silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) technology and the development of new plastic scintillators exhibiting neutron/gamma discrimination capability. Our work is focused on the read-out with silicon photomultipliers arrays of EJ-276 (and its old version EJ-299) and EJ-276G scintillators of several sizes (ranging from 20 mm to 50 mm diameter). Moreover, we will show the comparison of discrimination performances between SiPM and standard photomultiplier read-out configurations.

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Resource sharing in nuclear physics laboratory classes: A distributed data acquisition system for experiments with shared resources and data management

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers using the C-BORD Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System

Non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers using the C-BORD Rapidly Relocatable Tagged Neutron Inspection System

Sea container inspection with tagged neutrons

Novel neutron detector assembly based on SiPM readout to be coupled with the Active Target for SPES

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