(Reconstruction of the trigger electronics for the WA80 experiment)

Technical Report · Tue Jun 26 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7018915· OSTI ID:7018915

Young, G R

The traveler spent two weeks at CERN working with H. -A. Gustafsson of Lund University on a complete redesign of the trigger electronics used by the WA80 experiment at the CERN SPS. This new trigger'' incorporates much more programmable logic than previously and includes new monitoring electronics and digital oscilloscopes interfaced to the main on-line computer. This new trigger will see its first on-line use during the heavy-ion run scheduled for August 2 through September 2, 1990, at the SPS. Test of the new layout using the existing laser systems as signal sources will be performed in July 1990. Conversations were had with other members of WA80 present about the experimental setup for the August 1990 heavy-ion run at CERN. Finally, the traveler attended an all-day session of the dilepton working group chartered to consider dilepton and photon experiments using heavy-ion beams in CERN's to -be-proposed Large Hadron Collider (LHC). At this meeting the traveler presented current plans for dimuon experiments at RHIC and commented on perceived difficulties for such a program at the LHC.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7018915
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR-3649; ON: DE90013396
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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CERN SPS SYNCHROTRON
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ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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MODIFICATIONS
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SWITZERLAND
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TRIGGER CIRCUITS
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