Online track processor for the CDF upgrade
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States); and others
A trigger track processor is being designed for the CDF upgrade. This processor identifies high momentum (P{sub T} > 1.5 GeV/c) charged tracks in the new central outer tracking chamber for CDF II. The track processor is called the Extremely Fast Tracker (XFT). The XFT design is highly parallel to handle the input rate of 183 Gbits/sec and output rate of 44 Gbits/sec. The processor is pipelined and reports the results for a new event every 132 ns. The processor uses three stages, hit classification, segment finding, and segment linking. The pattern recognition algorithms for the three stages are implemented in programmable logic devices (PLDs) which allow for in-situ modification of the algorithm at any time. The PLDs reside on three different types of modules. Prototypes of each of these modules have been designed and built, and are presently undergoing testing. An overview of the track processor and results of testing are presented.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Rome (Italy); Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada); National Science Council, Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China); Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation, New York, NY (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 684559
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-981110-; ISSN 0018-9499; TRN: 99:010086
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 46, Issue 4Pt1; Conference: 1998 IEEE nuclear science symposium and medical imaging conference, Toronto (Canada), 10-12 Nov 1998; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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