The fast readout system for the MAPMTs of COMPASS RICH-1

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The fast readout system for the MAPMTs of COMPASS RICH-1

P. Abbon M. Alexeev H. Angerer R. Birsa P. Bordalo F. Bradamante A. Bressan M. Chiosso P. Ciliberti M.l. Colantoni T. Dafni S. Dalla Torre E. Delagnes O. Denisov H. Deschamps V. Diaz N. Dibiase V. Duic W. Eyrich A. Ferrero M. Finger M. Finger H. Fischer S. Gerassimov M. Giorgi B. Gobbo R. Hagemann D. Von Harrach F.h. Heinsius R. Joosten B. Ketzer V.n. Kolosov K. Königsmann I. Konorov D. Kramer F. Kunne A. Lehmann S. Levorato A. Maggiora A. Magnon A. Mann A. Martin G. Menon A. Mutter O. Nähle F. Nerling D. Neyret D. Panzieri S. Paul G. Pesaro C. Pizzolotto J. Polak P. Rebourgeard F. Robinet E. Rocco P. Schiavon C. Schill P. Schoenmeier W. Schröder L. Silva M. Slunecka F. Sozzi L. Steiger M. Sulc M. Svec S. Takekawa F. Tessarotto A. Teufel H. Wollny

subject

Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics Photomultiplier Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors business.industry Detector Photon flux FOS: Physical sciences Readout electronics Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)Chip Particle identification Upgrade Optics Compass Detectors and Experimental Techniques business Instrumentation

description

A fast readout system for the upgrade of the COMPASS RICH detector has been developed and successfully used for data taking in 2006 and 2007. The new readout system for the multi-anode PMTs in the central part of the photon detector of the RICH is based on the high-sensitivity MAD4 preamplifier-discriminator and the dead-time free F1-TDC chip characterized by high-resolution. The readout electronics has been designed taking into account the high photon flux in the central part of the detector and the requirement to run at high trigger rates of up to 100 kHz with negligible dead-time. The system is designed as a very compact setup and is mounted directly behind the multi-anode photomultipliers. The data are digitized on the frontend boards and transferred via optical links to the readout system. The read-out electronics system is described in detail together with its measured performances.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2007-12-12	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.07.063