Argonne / U. Chicago Initiative on R & D for Next Generation Ground Based Gamma-ray Particle Astrophysics/Astronomy Karen Byrum Jun 7, 2010 Argonne National.

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Argonne / U. Chicago Initiative on R & D for Next Generation Ground Based Gamma-ray Particle Astrophysics/Astronomy Karen Byrum Jun 7, 2010 Argonne National Laboratory With: (ANL) Gary Drake, Victor Guarino, Bob Wagner (UChicago) Simon Swordy (Co-PI), Mircea Bogdan, Richard Northrop, Scott Wakely,

Outline  Cosmic Particle Physics/ Astronomy  Strategic Motivation and Synergies  Opportunities and Competition  This Proposal: Development of Telescope Mechanical Structures & Development of Camera DAQ & Triggering  Summary

Cosmic Particle Physics/astronomy (E > 0.1 GeV) > 100 sources (E > 200 GeV) Cosmic Particle Origin Dark Matter Ext. Gal. Backg. Light Axion-Like Particle Lorentz Inv. Violation Supernova remnants Starburst galaxies Dark accelerators Molecular Clouds Pulsars, Pulsar Wind Nebula Galactic DM clumps Galatic center DM profile in dwarf galaxies GRBs AGNs Cosmic Ray Composition Direct Cherenkov

Outline  Cosmic Particle Physics/ Astronomy  Strategic Motivation and Synergies  Opportunities and Competition  This Proposal: Development of Telescope Mechanical Structures & Development of Camera DAQ & Triggering  Summary

Strategic Motivation and Synergies HESS, VERITAS: Sensitivity ~ 1% Crab in 20 – 30 h E range ~ 100 GeV – 100 TeV A eff ~ 100,000 m 2 Angular resolution ~ 0.1 o MAGIC-II: E thres ~ 25 GeV VERITAS is currently the most sensitive TeV Observatory in the World! UChicago – Founding Member ; Argonne joined 2005 Current Generation Instruments

6 VERITAS TrICE (Track Imaging Cherenkov Experiment) Argonne,UChicago,Utah Prototype Experiment had several goals:  Direct Cherenkov Science  Camera R&D for Future Gamma-ray and Direct Cherenkov Experiments. VERITAS: More than 20 refereed publications in the last 2 years. Dark Matter Science WG – Wagner (ANL) co-convener AstroParticle WG – Wakely (UChicago) convener UChicago – HV system, DAQ hardware/software Argonne – Trigger Upgrade TrICE TrICE Camera

Outline  Cosmic Particle Physics/ Astronomy  Strategic Motivation and Synergies  Opportunities and Competition  This Proposal: Development of Telescope Mechanical Structures & Development of Camera DAQ & Triggering  Summary

Opportunities and Competition

3.5 Increased Field of View (3.5 deg -> 8 deg) Improved Angular Resolution Reduced Camera Plate Scale

Outline  Cosmic Particle Physics/ Astronomy  Strategic Motivation and Synergies  Opportunities and Competition  This Proposal: Development of Telescope Mechanical Structures & Development of Camera DAQ & Triggering  Summary

11.5 Meter SC Mechanical Design – This Proposal ANL (Mech. Structure) UCLA optics UChicago (Camera box)

~500 Pixels ~500 MHz ~10000 Pixels ~1000 MHz Current-gen Next-gen 64-channel, 1GSPS, 12-bit readout modules Self-contained, modular camera planes Order 10k channels Recall TrICE (ANL/UChicago Camera Prototype

 64-channel prototype board with DRS ASIC –4 copies of an independent 16- channel daughter board + master control logic –Each board has integrated trigger, calibration and ADC readout 12bit, 2 us depth at 1 GSPS –Testing now underway This Proposal: -Design of system interface to an active front-end -And connection to a trigger DRS4

Outline  Cosmic Particle Physics/ Astronomy  Strategic Motivation and Synergies  Opportunities and Competition  This Proposal: Development of Telescope Mechanical Structures & Development of Camera DAQ & Triggering  Summary & Future Plans

Summary and Future Plans  Complete Conceptual Design of SC Telescope integrating ANL Dish and UChicago Camera Box/Mount; Build a “Mock-up” structure for simple tests and proof of principle.  Complete DAQ readout board for one camera module; begin a system conceptual design interfacing camera front-end DAQ to an active front end and a topological like trigger.

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