Design and performance of the readout electronics chain of the Delphi forward ring imaging Cherenkov detector

Author

Dam, P. ; Formenti, F. ; Hallgren, A. ; Isenhower, D. ; Kostarakis, P. ; Loukas, D. ; McCulloch, L. ; Nielsen, B.S. ; Tarle, J.C. ; de la Vega, A.S. ; Xyroutsikos, S.

Volume

39

Issue

5

fYear

1992

fDate

10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1292

Lastpage

1296

Abstract

The front-end readout electronics chain of the forward ring imaging Cherenkov (FRICH) detector used at the Delphi experiment of the Large Electron Positron (LEP) collider is presented. The system incorporates a wideband low-noise preamplifier, mounted in the proximity of the multiwire proportional chamber, an amplifying-discriminating-multiplexing FASTBUS unit for further signal amplification, discrimination, and channel reduction, and a LEP time digitizer FASTBUS unit for time digitization. The detector and its electronics are discussed, with particular emphasis on the novel characteristics and capabilities of the system

Keywords

Cherenkov counters; nuclear electronics; proportional counters; Delphi forward ring imaging Cherenkov detector; FRICH; LEP; LEP time digitizer FASTBUS unit; Large Electron Positron; amplifying-discriminating-multiplexing FASTBUS unit; channel reduction; front-end readout electronics chain; multiwire proportional chamber; signal amplification; time digitization; wideband low-noise preamplifier; Anodes; Data acquisition; Detectors; Electrons; Fastbus; Mesons; Preamplifiers; Readout electronics; Strips; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.173193

Filename

173193