Title :
Data acquisition studies for the Superconducting Super Collider
Author :
Milner, E.C. ; Booth, A.W. ; Botlo, M. ; Dorenbosch, J. ; Wang, E.M. ; Idate, R.V. ; Kapoor, V.S. ; Raj, V.K.
Author_Institution :
Superconducting Super Collider Lab., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The authors report on simulations of data acquisition systems for experiments at the SSCL (Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory). Using the MODSIM II object-oriented discrete-event simulation language, they have studied the behavior of various front-end circuits, data-collection chips, data-collecting networks, and multilevel triggers. Results include system deadtime, throughput, and efficiency, as they are influenced by data rates and system architecture. The results obtained show several ways of optimizing system performance, and the control features required. It will be possible to make design judgments regarding system implementation based on the trade-offs between performance, buffering, transmission rate, and control complexity.<>
Keywords :
computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; physics computing; MODSIM II object-oriented discrete-event simulation language; Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory; data acquisition systems; data-collecting networks; data-collection chips; front-end circuits; multilevel triggers; system deadtime; Buffer storage; Circuit simulation; Data acquisition; Detectors; Discrete event simulation; Laboratories; Object oriented modeling; Particle beams; Physics; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0513-2
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.258833
