RCU2 — The ALICE TPC readout electronics consolidation for Run2

201314 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

J. Alme · Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

T. Alt · Goethe University Frankfurt

L. Bratrud · Vestfold University College

P. Christiansen · Lund University

F. Costa · European Organization for Nuclear Research

E. Dávid

T. Gunji · The University of Tokyo

Abstract

This paper presents the solution for optimization of the ALICE TPC readout for running at full energy in the Run2 period after 2014. For the data taking with heavy ion beams an event readout rate of 400 Hz with a low dead time is envisaged for the ALICE central barrel detectors during these three years. A new component, the Readout Control Unit 2 (RCU2), is being designed to increase the present readout rate by a factor of up to 2.6. The immunity to radiation induced errors will also be significantly improved by the new design.

Topics & Keywords

Particle Detector Development and Performance Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies High-Energy Particle Collisions Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Instrumentation

Volume 8, Issue 12, pp. C12032-C12032

DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/12/c12032

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