Title :
The Detector Control System for the ATLAS Semiconductor Tracker Assembly Phase
Author :
Sfyrla, Anna ; Abdesselam, Abdel ; Basiladze, Sergey ; Brenner, Richard ; Llatas, Maria Chamizo ; Codispoti, Giuseppe ; Ferrari, Pamela ; Mikulec, Bettina ; Phillips, Peter ; Sandaker, Heidi ; Stanecka, Ewa
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
The ATLAS Semiconductor tracker (SCT) consists of 4088 silicon microstrip modules, with a total of 6.3 million readout channels. These are arranged into 4 concentric barrel layers and 2 endcaps of 9 disks each. The coherent and safe operation of the SCT during commissioning and subsequent operation is an essential task of the Detector Control System (DCS). The main building blocks of the SCT DCS, the cooling system, the power supplies and the environmental system, are described. First results from DCS testing are presented.
Keywords :
position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; semiconductor counters; ATLAS semiconductor tracker; detector control system; environmental system; power supplies; readout channels; silicon microstrip modules; Assembly systems; Control systems; Cooling; Detectors; Distributed control; Microstrip; Phase detection; Power supplies; Silicon; Testing; ATLAS Semiconductor tracker; ELMB; PVSS; STC assembly; detector control system;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2005.852737
