The Fermilab D0 master clock system

Author

Rotolo, C. ; Fachin, M. ; Chappa, S. ; Rauch, M. ; Needles, C. ; Dyer, A.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

2-9 Nov. 1991

Firstpage

696

Abstract

The clock system provides bunch crossing related timing signals to various detector subsystems. Accelerator synchronization and monitoring as well as timing signal generation and distribution are discussed. The system is built using three module types implemented in Eurostandard hardware with a VME communications interface. The first two types of module are used to facilitate synchronization with the accelerator and to generate 23 timing signals that are programmable with one RF bucket (18.8 ns) resolution and 1-ns accuracy. Fifty-four of the third module type are used to distribute the timing signals and two synchronous 53-MHz and 106-MHz clocks to various detector subsystems.<>

Keywords

clocks; nuclear electronics; synchronisation; timing circuits; 106 MHz; 18.8 ns; 53 MHz; Eurostandard hardware; Fermilab D0 master clock system; RF bucket; VME communications interface; accelerator; bunch crossing related timing signals; detector subsystems; module types; monitoring; programmable; synchronization; timing signal generation; Clocks; Detectors; Hardware; Monitoring; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal detection; Signal generators; Synchronization; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1991.259028

Filename

259028