Title :
CCD camera readout system developments for HEP experiments at CERN
Author :
Falk, E. ; Feyt, J. ; Friend, B. ; Mommaert, C. ; Reynaud, S. ; Stefanin, G.
Abstract :
Two current developments in charge coupled device (CCD) camera readout for HEP detectors are reported. The first one, to be used in a fixed target experiment, can be configured for a megapixel device (frame transfer, single field). It features a detachable sensor head, with high-speed readout via multiple ports, a controller, and a data compactor implemented in VMEbus. The camera is designed for interfacing to the Massive Parallel Processor Computer (MPPC). The second development consists of a system of 72 CCD cameras for the scintillating fiber tracker in the neutrino oscillation experiment. In this case, the CCD is a frame transfer, memory zone device with fast clear implemented using antiblooming control. The readout is done using a commercially available image processor in VMEbus. An outline of the data acquisition system is given.<>
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; nuclear electronics; CCD camera readout system; HEP detectors; Massive Parallel Processor Computer; VMEbus; antiblooming control; charge coupled device; data compactor; detachable sensor head; fixed target experiment; high-speed readout; image processor; megapixel device; memory zone device; neutrino oscillation experiment; scintillating fiber tracker; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Computer interfaces; Concurrent computing; Detectors; Head; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
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.1991.258881
