A1 Journal article (refereed)
Forward Diffractive Detector control system for Run 3 in the ALICE experiment (2023)

Mejía Camacho, J.M., Rodríguez Ramírez, S.A., Cabanillas Noris, J.C., Duarte Galván, C., Fernández Téllez, A., Finogeev, D., Gulbrandsen, K., Herrera Corral, G., Karavicheva, T., León Monzón, I., Martínez Hernández, M.I., Otwinowski, J., Rojas Torres, S., Serebryakov, D., Slupecki, M., Sukhanov, M., Tejeda Muñoz, G., Trzaska, W.H., & Vozniuk, N. (2023). Forward Diffractive Detector control system for Run 3 in the ALICE experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1050, Article 168146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168146

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All authors or editors: Mejía Camacho, J.M.; Rodríguez Ramírez, S.A.; Cabanillas Noris, J.C.; Duarte Galván, C.; Fernández Téllez, A.; Finogeev, D.; Gulbrandsen, K.; Herrera Corral, G.; Karavicheva, T.; León Monzón, I.; et al.

Journal or series: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

ISSN: 0168-9002

eISSN: 1872-9576

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 17/02/2023

Volume: 1050

Article number: 168146

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168146

Publication open access: Not open

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Additional information: Technical Notes

Abstract

The ALICE experiment went through major upgrades in preparation for Runs 3 and 4 at the CERN LHC, which foresee a significant increase in the data stream rate. To cope with it, a new Computing System Online-Offline (O2) was developed by ALICE and several detectors were upgraded. One of these upgrades corresponded to the ALICE Diffractive (AD) detector, which was replaced by the new Forward Diffractive Detector (FDD). A fundamental system that allows for recording of data as well as for the stable and safe operation of the experimental setup is the Detector Control System (DCS). The DCS controls, monitors, and configures detectors’ hardware and their subsystems among which are commercial hardware and specific custom equipment. In this work, we describe the implementation of the DCS of FDD, which was designed and developed using the SCADA commercial software WinCC Open Architecture (WinCC-OA®) and the Joint Controls Project (JCOP) Framework. We also describe the modeling of FDD-DCS as a finite state machine to be integrated into the ALICE Central DCS, and to be operated by DCS shifters in the run control center and, remotely, by detector experts. This new DCS was developed to comply with the new LHC operational standards that allow for processing the increased luminosity due to collisions at a higher energy, and for fulfilling the specific requirements of the ALICE experiment, in order to address the scientific challenges of its physics program.

Keywords: particle physics; research equipment; particle accelerators; detectors; control systems

Free keywords: detector control system; high energy physics; particle detectors

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2023

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1