Title :
Data acquisition for the HILI detector
Author :
Teh, K.M. ; Shapira, D. ; McConnell, J.W. ; Kim, H. ; Novotny, R.
Author_Institution :
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
Abstract :
A large acceptance, multisegmented detector system capable of the simultaneous detection of heavy ions and light ions (HILI) has been constructed. The heavy ions are detected with a segmented gas-ionization chamber and a multiwire proportional counter, while the light ions are detected with a 192-element plastic ´phoswich´ hodoscope. Processing the large number of signals is accomplished through a combination of CAMAC and FASTBUS modules and preprocessors and a host minicomputer. Details of the data acquisition system and the reasons for adopting a dual-standard system are discussed. A technique for processing signals from an individual hodoscope detector is presented.<>
Keywords :
CAMAC; computer interfaces; computerised signal processing; ionisation chambers; physics computing; position sensitive particle detectors; proportional counters; CAMAC; FASTBUS; HILI detector; data acquisition; dual-standard system; multisegmented detector system; multiwire proportional counter; preprocessors; segmented gas-ionization chamber; signal processing; CAMAC; Data acquisition; Event detection; Fastbus; Ionization chambers; Physics; Plastics; Radiation detectors; Signal processing; Solid scintillation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
