Online track processor for the CDF upgrade

Author

Ciobanu, C. ; Gerstenslager, J. ; Hoftiezer, J. ; Hughes, R. ; Johnson, M. ; Koehn, P. ; Neu, C. ; Sanchez, C. ; Winer, B.L. ; Freeman, J. ; Holm, S. ; Lewis, J.D. ; Shaw, T. ; Wesson, T. ; Bloom, K. ; Gerdes, D. ; Dawson, J.W. ; Haberichter, W.N.

Author_Institution

Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

314

Abstract

A trigger track processor is being designed for the CDF upgrade. This processor identities high momentum (P_T>1.5 GeV/c) charged tracks in the new central outer tracking chamber for CDF II. The track processor is called the eXtremely Fast Tracker (XFT). The XFT design is highly parallel to handle the input rate of 183 Gbits/sec and output rate of 44 Gbits/sec. The processor is pipelined and reports the results for a new event every 132 ns. The processor uses three stages, hit classification, segment finding, and segment linking. The pattern recognition algorithms for the three stages are implemented in programmable logic devices (PLDs) which allow for in-situ modification of the algorithm at any time. The PLDs reside on three different types of modules. Prototypes of each of these modules have been designed and built, and are presently undergoing testing. An overview of the track processor and results of testing are presented

Keywords

drift chambers; high energy physics instrumentation computing; nuclear electronics; pattern recognition; pipeline processing; programmable logic devices; 183 Gbit/s; CDF upgrade; Extremely Fast Tracker; hit classification; pattern recognition algorithms; pipeline processing; programmable logic devices; segment finding; segment linking; trigger track processor; Councils; Detectors; Joining processes; Laboratories; Mesons; Pattern recognition; Physics; Process design; Programmable logic devices; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nuclear Science Symposium, 1998. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

ISSN

1082-3654

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5021-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.1998.775152

Filename

775152