Title :
Implementation of a serial protocol for the liquid argon calorimeters of the ATLAS detector
Author :
Hubaut, F. ; Laforge, B. ; Le Dortz, O. ; Martin, D. ; Schwemling, P.
Author_Institution :
LPNHE-Paris, Paris VI Univ., France
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the status of a serial protocol developed in the framework of ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS), a high energy physics experiment that will be installed at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) based at CERN. This link will be used to control the front-end electronics of the liquid argon calorimeters, located in an irradiated environment. After a technical description of the communication system architecture, we detail the features and performances of the designed components. This protocol could be applied in other contexts (nuclear physics, industry) where a fast, reliable and radhard serial communication is needed
Keywords :
liquid scintillation detectors; protocols; ATLAS detector; communication system architecture; front-end electronics; liquid Ar calorimeters; serial protocol; Access protocols; Argon; Broadcasting; Communication system control; Context; Detectors; Large Hadron Collider; Master-slave; Nuclear electronics; Registers;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
