DocumentCode
1065070
Title
Performance of the Proposed Fast Track Processor for Rare Decays at the ATLAS Experiment
Author
Brubaker, Erik ; Ciobanu, Catalin ; Crescioli, Francesco ; Dunford, Monica ; Giannetti, Paola ; Kim, Young-Kee ; Liss, Tony ; Orso, Mauro Dell ; Punzi, Giovanni ; Shochet, Mel ; Usai, Giulio ; Vivarelli, Iacopo ; Volpi, Guido ; Yorita, Kohei
Author_Institution
Chicago Univ., Chicago
Volume
55
Issue
1
fYear
2008
Firstpage
145
Lastpage
150
Abstract
The Fast Track processor (FTK) has been proposed for high-quality track finding at very high rates (Level-1 output rates) for the LHC experiments. Fast, efficient and precise pattern recognition has been studied using a silicon 7-layer sub-detector, including a subset of the pixel and SCT layers. We tested the FTK algorithms using the ATLAS full simulation. We compare the FTK reconstruction quality with the tracking capability of the offline iPatRec algorithm. We show that similar resolutions and efficiencies are reached by FTK at a speed higher than iPatRec by orders of magnitude. With FTK full events are reconstructed at the Level-1 output rate. Bo s rarr mu + mu- events are fufly simuiated together with background samples. We show that a low Level-2 rate is allowed by FTK, even using a singie 6 GeV Level-1 muon selection trigger. FTK provides the full-resolution track list ready for the Level-2 BBo s identification. All selection cuts performed by the Event Filter can be easily anticipated at Level-2. We present the Bo s rarr mu + mu- efficiency gain and related Level-2 rates.
Keywords
B mesons; meson leptonic decay; particle tracks; position sensitive particle detectors; trigger circuits; ATLAS; Bs 0 decay into muon++muon-; LHC; SCT layers; event filter; fast track processor; high-quality track; level-1 output rate; low level-2 rate; muon selection trigger; offline iPatRec algorithm; pixel layers; rare decays; reconstruction quality; siiicon 7-layer subdetector; tracking capability; Buffer storage; Data acquisition; Detectors; Discrete event simulation; Filters; Large Hadron Collider; Mesons; Pattern recognition; Silicon; Testing; ATLAS; FTK; fast track; trigger;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2007.913476
Filename
4448548
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