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In this chapter, the calibration of the IRS2 chip [1], the data sampling and digitization chip in ARA, is described.

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Meures, T. (2015). The Calibration of the Ice Ray Sampler (IRS2) Chip. In: Development of a Sub-glacial Radio Telescope for the Detection of GZK Neutrinos. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18756-3_5

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