Trigger circuits for the PHENIX electromagnetic calorimeter

S. S. Frank; C. L. Britton; A. L. Wintenberg; G. R. Young

Trigger circuits for the PHENIX electromagnetic calorimeter

S. S. Frank, C. L. Britton, A. L. Wintenberg, G. R. Young

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Abstract

Monolithic and discrete circuits have been developed to provide trigger signals for the PHENIX electromagnetic calorimeter detector. These trigger circuits are deadtimeless and create overlapping 4 by 4 energy sums, a cosmic muon trigger, and a 144 channel energy sum. The front end electronics of the PHENIX system sample the energy and timing channels at each bunch crossing (BC) but it is not known immediately if this data is of interest. The information from the trigger circuits is used to determine if the data collected is of interest and should be digitized and stored or discarded. This paper presents details of the design, issues affecting circuit performance, characterization of prototypes fabricated in 1.2 μm Orbit CMOS, and integration of the circuits into the EMCal electronics system.

Original language	English
Pages	680-684
Number of pages	5
State	Published - 1997
Event	Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Albuquerque, NM, USA Duration: Nov 9 1997 → Nov 15 1997

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium
City	Albuquerque, NM, USA
Period	11/9/97 → 11/15/97

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Trigger circuits for the PHENIX electromagnetic calorimeter

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