The FASTBUS readout system for the Aleph time projection chamber

Author

Amendolia, S.R. ; Barczewski, T. ; Bauerdick, L.A.T. ; Blucher, E. ; Boudreau, J. ; Blum, W. ; Cinabro, D. ; Conway, J. ; Convery, M. ; Ciocci, M.A. ; Cowen, D.F. ; Fidecaro, F. ; Gobbo, B. ; Jahn, A. ; Jared, R.C. ; Johnson, R. ; Kasemann, M. ; Halley, A

Author_Institution

Istituto di fisica, Pisa, Italy

Volume

36

Issue

5

fYear

1989

fDate

10/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1514

Lastpage

1517

Abstract

The readout system for the Aleph central tracking detector, a large time projection chamber (TPC), consists of more than 100 FASTBUS crates with approximately 1000 FASTBUS modules. The detector and its associated electronics are briefly presented, followed by a more detailed description of the readout and control system. The discussion covers the sector readout, electronics calibration, front-end data acquisition, data pipelining, and service request handling. Experiences with the system are discussed

Keywords

computer interfaces; data acquisition; nuclear electronics; physics computing; position sensitive particle detectors; Aleph central tracking detector; FASTBUS crates; FASTBUS modules; control system; data pipelining; electronics calibration; front-end data acquisition; readout system; sector readout; service request handling; time projection chamber; Cathodes; Current measurement; Data acquisition; Detectors; Electrons; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fastbus; Ionization; Particle measurements; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.41076

Filename

41076