ARA-Next: a new DAQ and trigger architecture for the Askaryan Radio Array
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) experiment aims to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos (>10 PeV) using radio detection techniques. To enhance ARA’s capabilities, a new RFSoC-based DAQ, ARA-Next, is in the early stages of development. This advanced system will facilitate the creation of sophisticated triggers, including a novel multi-trigger approach, similar to those used in collider experiments. Our approach involves crafting and implementing innovative triggers for ARA’s new DAQ, such as identifying double pulses from potential in-ice neutrino interactions, utilizing templates for atmospheric cosmic ray signals, optimizing triggers for astrophysical neu- trino sources, correlating special events between ARA and IceCube, and discerning anthropogenic events using directional information. These trigger designs aim to lower thresholds and enhance ARA’s detector sensitivity. Overall, this upgrade will not only enhance ARA’s capabilities but also contribute to the technological advancements necessary for future experiments of this nature.
DOI: 10.22323/1.470.0010
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: National Science Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, University of Chicago, Leidos, Leverhulme Trust, National Science Council, Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Office of Polar Programs, Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
Awards: Collaborative Research: WoU-MMA: Askaryan Radio Array: The World's Forefront Neutrino Astrophysics Program from 100 PeV, CAREER: Advancing the Search for Ultra-High-Energy Tau Neutrinos with High-Elevation Radio Detectors, ASCEND: Expanding the Multi-Messenger Impact of In-Ice Radio Experiments, RII Track-2 FEC: The IceCube EPSCoR Initiative (IEI) - IceCube and the Data Revolution, G5187805720, Precision Ultra-High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics and New Signatures Enabled by a Complete Treatment of Birefringence in Antarctic Ice, G6671297155, Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), Leveraging Novel Complementary Variables to Boost the Sensitivity of Ultra High Energy Neutrino Experiments
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