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The data-acquisition system of the CMS experiment at the LHC

Conference · · J.Phys.Conf.Ser.
The data-acquisition system of the CMS experiment at the LHC performs the read-out and assembly of events accepted by the first level hardware trigger. Assembled events are made available to the high-level trigger which selects interesting events for offline storage and analysis. The system is designed to handle a maximum input rate of 100 kHz and an aggregated throughput of 100GB/s originating from approximately 500 sources. An overview of the architecture and design of the hardware and software of the DAQ system is given. We discuss the performance and operational experience from the first months of LHC physics data taking.
Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1434956
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-11-867-CMS; 1094833
Conference Information:
Journal Name: J.Phys.Conf.Ser. Journal Volume: 331
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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