Title :
The performance of the FADC system for the ZEUS Central Tracking Detector
Author :
Morgado, C.J.S. ; Cassidy, A. ; Cussans, D. ; Foster, B. ; Gilmore, R. ; Heath, H.F. ; Malos, J. ; Tapper, R.J. ; Baird, S.A. ; Galagadera, S.B. ; Hardy, P. ; Jaroslawski, S. ; Matson, R. ; Quinton, S.P.H.
Author_Institution :
H.H. Wills Phys. Lab., Bristol Univ., UK
fDate :
8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Central Tracking Detector (CTD) of the ZEUS experiment uses a flash analogue to digital converter (FADC) readout system to measure the arrival time of ionisation at sense wires as well as the charge deposited. A digitisation frequency of 104 MHz is used and the data is written to pipelined data stores. A digital signal processor (DSP) is used to control the main functions on the card as well as perform data parameterisation and compression. Test and operational performance results from the first electron-proton interactions are presented
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; scintillation counters; 104 MHz; Central Tracking Detector; FADC system; ZEUS; digital signal processor; digitisation frequency; flash analogue to digital converter; Analog-digital conversion; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Detectors; Digital signal processing; Digital signal processors; Frequency; Ionization; Time measurement; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
