Design and performance of TPC readout electronics for the NA49 experiment

被引:11
作者
Bieser, F
Cooper, G
Cwienk, W
Eckardt, V
Fessler, H
Fischer, HG
Gabler, F
Gornicki, E
Hearn, WE
Heupke, W
Irmscher, D
Jacobs, P
Kleinfelder, S
Lindenstruth, V
Machowski, B
Marks, K
Milgrome, O
Mock, A
Noggle, T
Pimpl, W
Poskanzer, AM
Rauch, W
Renfordt, R
Ritter, HG
Rohrich, D
Rudolph, H
Ruschmann, GW
Schafer, E
Seyboth, P
Seyerlein, J
Stock, R
Sulimma, K
Toy, M
Vu, C
Wenig, S
Wieman, H
Wright, ME
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST PHYS & ASTROPHYS,MUNICH,GERMANY
[2] CERN,GENEVA,SWITZERLAND
[3] UNIV FRANKFURT,FACHBEREICH PHYS,D-6000 FRANKFURT,GERMANY
[4] INST PHYS NUCL,KRAKOW,POLAND
[5] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,LOS ANGELES,CA
关键词
electronics; heavy-ion physics; time projection chamber; data acquisition;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(96)01029-7
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Highly integrated readout electronics were developed and produced for the 182 000 channels of the four TPCs of the NA49 heavy-ion fixed target experiment at the CERN SPS. The large number of channels, the high packing density and required cost minimization led to the choice of a custom electronics system. The requirements, the design and the performance of the electronics components are described.
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页数:12
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