THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FADC SYSTEM FOR THE ZEUS CENTRAL TRACKING DETECTOR

Authors
MORGADO CJS CASSIDY A CUSSANS D FOSTER B GILMORE R HEATH HF MALOS J TAPPER RJ BAIRD SA GALAGADERA SB HARDY P JAROSLAWSKI S MATSON R QUINTON SPH
Citation
Cjs. Morgado et al., THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FADC SYSTEM FOR THE ZEUS CENTRAL TRACKING DETECTOR, IEEE transactions on nuclear science, 41(4), 1994, pp. 1250-1254
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE transactions on nuclear science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189499
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
1250 - 1254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9499(1994)41:4<1250:TPOTFS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The Central Tracking Detector (CTD) of the ZEUS experiment uses a Flas h Analogue to Digital Converter (FADC) readout system to measure the a rrival time of ionisation at sense wires as well as the charge deposit ed. A digitisation frequency of 104 MHz is used and the data is writte n to pipelined data stores. A Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is used t o control the main functions on the card as well as perform data param eterisation and compression. Test and operational performance results from the first electron-proton interactions are presented.