A modular, versatile, low cost readout system for cosmic ray telescope of Multi-Gap Resistive Chambers

Author

Bossini, Edoardo ; Paoletti, Riccardo

Author_Institution

SFTA Dept., Univ. of Siena, Siena, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 27 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Studies of extensive cosmic ray air showers can be carried out by means of a network of tracking telescopes based on Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC), such as the ones used in the EEE project and installed in several high school buildings in Italy. For the readout and control of the MRPC telescopes we have developed a modular, versatile and low-cost acquisition and control system based on a motherboard (E3MB), hosting an USB interface, a GPS receiver and eight Time-to-Digital (HPTDC) chips. The simple interface via USB allows to handle both the control and data acquisition. Slow Control and voltage supply for chambers is available through special boards (E3I2C) located near the gas chambers.

Keywords

astronomical telescopes; cosmic ray apparatus; cosmic ray showers; readout electronics; EEE project; GPS receiver; Italy; MRPC telescopes; Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers; Time-to-Digital chips; USB interface; cosmic ray air showers; cosmic ray telescope; readout system; Data acquisition; Detectors; Field programmable gate arrays; Global Positioning System; Radiation detectors; Signal resolution; Telescopes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0533-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829723

Filename

6829723