Title :
The upgraded CDF front end electronics for calorimetry
Author :
Drake, G. ; Frei, D. ; Hahn, S.R. ; Nelson, C.A. ; Segler, S.L. ; Stuermer, W.
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The front-end electronics used in the calorimetry of the detector at the collider detector at Fermilab (CDF) has been upgraded to meet system requirements for higher expected luminosity. A fast digitizer utilizing a 2 μs, 16-b analog-to-digital (A/D) converter has been designed and built. Improvements to the front-end trigger circuitry have been implemented, including the production of 900 new front-end modules. Operational experience with the previous system is presented, with discussion of the problems and performance goals
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; calorimetry; nuclear electronics; 16-b analog-to-digital converter; calorimetry; collider detector; fast digitizer; front-end modules; front-end trigger circuitry; luminosity; upgraded CDF front end electronics; Calorimetry; Counting circuits; Data acquisition; Detectors; Electron accelerators; Energy measurement; Forward contracts; Laboratories; Mesons; Production;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
