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Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment first string trigger and data acquisition systems

Agostini M, Agreda S, Wight AA, Barbeau PS, Baron AJ, Bash S, Bellenghi C, Biffard B, Boehmer M, Brandenburg M, Bunton P, Cedarblade-Jones N, Charlton M, Crudele B, Danninger M, DeYoung T, Fuchs F, Gärtner A, Garriz J, Ghuman D, Ginzkey L, Glukler T, Gousy-Leblanc V, Grant D, Grimes A, Haack C, Halliday R, Heesemann M, Hembroff D, Henningsen F, Hutchinson J, Karanth S, Kerscher T, Kopański K, Kopper C, Krause P, Krauss CB, Kurahashi N, Gualda CL, Leismüller K, Li R, Loipolder S, Ponce AM, Magel S, Malecki P, Marshall G, Martin T, Miller C, Molberg N, Moore R, Muzi L, Nührenbörger B, Nichol B, Noga W, Ørsøe R, Papp L, Parrish V, Pfahler P, Pirenne B, Price E, Rahlin A, Rangen M, Resconi E, Robertson S, Salazar-Gallegos D, Scholz A, Schumacher L, Sharma S, Spannfellner C, Stacho J, Taboada I, Twagireyezu JP, Un Nisa M, Veenstra B, Weaver C, Whitehorn N, Winter L, Wroński R, Yañez JP, Zaalishvili A (2025)

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Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 501

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Geneva

DOI: 10.22323/1.501.1141

Abstract

tThe Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment (P-ONE) is set to deploy its first detection string in the Cascadia Basin off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. As a next-generation Cherenkov neutrino telescope, P-ONE will be sensitive to ultra-high-energy neutrinos (10³–10 GeV) from astrophysical sources. To effectively capture these rare physics signatures, the experiment’s trigger system must operate in a high-background environment dominated by K40 decay and bioluminescence. This poster presents the design and integration of the P-ONE trigger system, which spans multiple levels of data acquisition (DAQ). The trigger must seamlessly interface with both the slow detector controlling Maximum Integrated Data Acquisition System (MIDAS) and the back-end fastDAQ system to select and preliminarily cluster events. The trigger system operates in a hierarchical fashion: first, an initial firmware (L0) trigger identifies candidate events, which are then refined by a physics trigger that requests additional waveform data from neighboring modules. Onshore, these waveform packets and timing information are assembled into full events for storage and analysis. This talk will detail the trigger chain, with a focus on bioluminescence mitigation and physics-driven event selection, as well as its integration with the DAQ and Run Control systems.

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APA:

Agostini, M., Agreda, S., Wight, A.A., Barbeau, P.S., Baron, A.J., Bash, S.,... Zaalishvili, A. (2025). Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment first string trigger and data acquisition systems. In Proceedings of Science. Geneva, CH: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Agostini, M., et al. "Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment first string trigger and data acquisition systems." Proceedings of the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025, Geneva Sissa Medialab Srl, 2025.

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