Title :
The PeakSum Processing System for the NA48 experiment: a VLSI based processor
Author :
Avanzini, C. ; Costantini, F. ; Fidecaro, F. ; Gorini, B. ; Laico, F. ; Magazzu, G. ; Marzulli, V. ; Morasni, F. ; Passuello, D. ; Pierazzini, G. ; Tripiccione, R. ; Rossi, F.
Author_Institution :
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Pisa, Italy
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The PeakSum Processing System (PSS) is an element of the neutral trigger of the NA48 experiment at CERN. The PSS is a pipelined processor based on a VLSI semi-custom device, containing all the processing blocks needed in the system. The PSS provides information on the energy pattern released in the electromagnetic calorimeter of the NA48 experiment, used to identify K0⇒π0π0⇒4γ decays
Keywords :
VLSI; calorimeters; calorimetry; high energy physics instrumentation computing; nuclear electronics; pipeline processing; trigger circuits; CERN; NA48 experiment; PeakSum Processing System; VLSI based processor; electromagnetic calorimeter; energy pattern; neutral trigger; pipelined processor; semicustom device; Clustering algorithms; Computational complexity; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Equations; Logic devices; Microprocessors; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
