Title :
A new concept in data acquisition electronics, control, and monitoring for the next generation of nuclear gamma ray spectrometer
Author :
Ender, Ch. ; Beck, F.A. ; Ring, Ch ; Wendling, L. ; Richard, A. ; Aleonard, M.M. ; Lazarus, I. ; Pucknell, V. ; Cresswell, J.R. ; Nolan, P.J. ; Holm, A. ; Kluge, H. ; Maier, K.H. ; Ziem, P. ; Gast, W. ; Kossionides, S.
Author_Institution :
Heidelberg Univ., West Germany
fDate :
4/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new data acquisition system designed for a future high-resolution gamma-ray detector array-the Euroball-is described. It will use newly designed high-resolution electronics together with the VXIbus system as the instrumentation bus. The planned electronics and the general structure of the data acquisition system are described in detail. For control and setup of the data acquisition system, Ethernet based communication is planned. The other elements involved in a data acquisition system (readout, graphics, sorting, storage, etc.) are being planned using international standards and a European agreed solution wherever possible. Depending on the possible integration density and the number of channels, the whole system will consist of 10 to 16 VXI crates containing the digitizing electronics and several VME crates for event filter CPUs and data storage control
Keywords :
data acquisition; gamma-ray detection and measurement; nuclear electronics; physics computing; Euroball; VME crates; VXI crates; VXIbus system; data acquisition; data storage control; digitizing electronics; event filter CPUs; graphics; high-resolution gamma-ray detector array; instrumentation bus; integration density; readout; sorting; storage; Communication system control; Control systems; Data acquisition; Ethernet networks; Filters; Gamma ray detectors; Graphics; Instruments; Sensor arrays; Sorting;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
