A high-throughput data acquisition system for the HyperCP experiment

Authors
Chen, YC Cheng, KC Choong, WS Dukes, EC Gu, P Ho, C James, C Kaplan, DM Luebke, WR Luk, KB Nelson, K Rubin, HA Sheng, JP White, CG Yu, CS
Citation
Yc. Chen et al., A high-throughput data acquisition system for the HyperCP experiment, NUCL INST A, 455(2), 2000, pp. 424-432
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
455
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
424 - 432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(200012)455:2<424:AHDASF>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The data acquisition system of the HyperCP experiment at Fermilab recorded about 50 TB of data on 12 000 tapes in 1997. The system recorded data at a sustained throughput of 12 MB/s typically and was capable of a maximum rate of 16 MB/s. The front-end electronics systems read 20 000 channels and ach ieved a typical readout dead time of about 3 mus per event, allowing operat ion at a trigger rate of 75 kHz with less than 30% dead time. (C) 2000 Else vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.