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PDC: A wire chamber cathode read-out on 6-bit fast ADC

Abstract

A read-out for MWPC and drift chamber is presented in which the coordinate along the sense wires is obtained by measuring the centre of gravity (CoG) of the charge induced on cathode strips or pads. The peak value of the signals coming from subsets of 8-pad cathodes are recorded by a parallel sample and hold, strobed by their own OR, and then serially digitized by one 6-bit fast ADC (FADC). The basic module of the system is a peak detector and converter (PDC) built in CAMAC cards, which could be an interesting approach to the analog signal acquisition of large particle detectors. The system has been designed to equip the central detector in an experiment at the CERN LEAR facility. A prototype of a card will be described and the results of some tests will be presented.
Authors:
De Giorgi, M; Gasparini, F; Meneguzzo, A T; Pitacco, G; [1]  Padua Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica)
  1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Padua (Italy)
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1984
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-15-068324; EDB-85-006177
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A; (Netherlands); Journal Volume: 223:1
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; MULTIWIRE PROPORTIONAL CHAMBERS; READOUT SYSTEMS; ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS; CATHODES; DATA ACQUISITION; DIGITIZERS; DRIFT CHAMBERS; ERRORS; LOGIC CIRCUITS; PEAKS; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS; PULSE CIRCUITS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RESOLUTION; SIGNAL CONDITIONERS; 440104* - Radiation Instrumentation- High Energy Physics Instrumentation
OSTI ID:
6449575
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NIMAE
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 113-121
Announcement Date:
Nov 01, 1984

Citation Formats

De Giorgi, M, Gasparini, F, Meneguzzo, A T, Pitacco, G, and Padua Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica). PDC: A wire chamber cathode read-out on 6-bit fast ADC. Netherlands: N. p., 1984. Web. doi:10.1016/0167-5087(84)90252-7.
De Giorgi, M, Gasparini, F, Meneguzzo, A T, Pitacco, G, & Padua Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica). PDC: A wire chamber cathode read-out on 6-bit fast ADC. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5087(84)90252-7
De Giorgi, M, Gasparini, F, Meneguzzo, A T, Pitacco, G, and Padua Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica). 1984. "PDC: A wire chamber cathode read-out on 6-bit fast ADC." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5087(84)90252-7.
@misc{etde_6449575,
title = {PDC: A wire chamber cathode read-out on 6-bit fast ADC}
author = {De Giorgi, M, Gasparini, F, Meneguzzo, A T, Pitacco, G, and Padua Univ. (Italy). Ist. di Fisica)}
abstractNote = {A read-out for MWPC and drift chamber is presented in which the coordinate along the sense wires is obtained by measuring the centre of gravity (CoG) of the charge induced on cathode strips or pads. The peak value of the signals coming from subsets of 8-pad cathodes are recorded by a parallel sample and hold, strobed by their own OR, and then serially digitized by one 6-bit fast ADC (FADC). The basic module of the system is a peak detector and converter (PDC) built in CAMAC cards, which could be an interesting approach to the analog signal acquisition of large particle detectors. The system has been designed to equip the central detector in an experiment at the CERN LEAR facility. A prototype of a card will be described and the results of some tests will be presented.}
doi = {10.1016/0167-5087(84)90252-7}
journal = []
volume = {223:1}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1984}
month = {Jun}
}