A fast track trigger processor for the OPAL experiment at LEP, CERN

Author

Bramhall, M. ; Jaroslawski, S. ; Penton, A. ; Hammarström, R. ; Joos, D. ; Weber, C.

Author_Institution

Rutherford Appleton Lab., Chilton, Didcot, UK

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

380

Lastpage

383

Abstract

The authors present the operational features and an engineering overview of criteria used in designing and building the fast track trigger processor for the OPAL experiment. The function of the processor is to examine, between successive LEP beam crossings (22 μm), the multihit data generated by two central drift chambers and to provide the OPAL first-level trigger with information about the topology and the multiplicity of good tracks. The classes of events looked for are in the form of straight tracks in the R-Z plane which originate in the interaction region. The tracks are found in the R -Z and the R-φ planes by 24 fast track-finder circuits operating in parallel using a novel histogramming technique. A semicustom coincidence array circuit is used to match tracks

Keywords

coincidence circuits; multiprocessing systems; particle track visualisation; physics computing; signal processing equipment; special purpose computers; trigger circuits; LEP; OPAL experiment; R-φ planes; R-Z plane; beam crossings; coincidence array circuit; fast track trigger processor; first-level trigger; histogramming technique; particle track multiplicity; particle track topology; straight tracks; track-finder circuits; Buildings; Circuits; Data analysis; Design engineering; Detectors; Electrons; Hardware; Laboratories; Testing; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.34468

Filename

34468