Multi-hit time-to-amplitude CAMAC module (MTAC)

Conference · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6762631

Kang, H

A Multi-Hit Time-to-Amplitude Module (MTAC) for the SLAC Mark III drift chamber system has been designed to measure drift time by converting time-proportional chamber signals into analog levels, and converting the analog data by slow readout via a semi-autonomous controller in a CAMAC crate. The single width CAMAC module has 16 wire channels, each with a 4-hit capacity. An externally generated common start initiates an internal precision ramp voltage which is then sampled using a novel shift register gating scheme and CMOS sampling switches. The detailed design and performance specifications are described.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 6762631
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-2644; CONF-801103-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CAMAC SYSTEM
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DRIFT CHAMBERS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
GAS TRACK DETECTORS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS
PROJECTION SPARK CHAMBERS
PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SPARK CHAMBERS
SPECIFICATIONS
TIMING CIRCUITS