Data acquisition studies for the Superconducting Super Collider

• Published in: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 138 - 142
• Main Authors: Milner, E.C., Booth, A.W., Botlo, M., Dorenbosch, J.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.04.1992; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: 990200 > Mathematics & Computers; Applied sciences; ARCHITECTURE; Buffer storage; Buildings; Circuit simulation; Computer architecture; COMPUTER CODES; Data acquisition; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; Discrete event simulation; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; FABRICATION; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; Hardware; Input-output equipment; Laboratories; M CODES; Object oriented modeling; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; Physics; PULSE CIRCUITS; STORAGE RINGS 430400 > Particle Accelerators > Storage Rings; SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER; Throughput; TRIGGER CIRCUITS; Trigger; Data acquisition; Object oriented; Network; Chip; Multilevel system; Simulation language; Data gathering
• ISSN: 0018-9499; 1558-1578
• DOI: 10.1109/23.277473

A progress report is presented on the program for developing data acquisition systems for experiments at the Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory. Using the MODSIM II object-oriented discrete-event simulation language, a study is made of the behavior and interaction of various front-end circuits, data-collection chips, data-gathering networks, multilevel triggers, and buffer implementations. Results include system deadtime, throughput, and efficiency as they are influenced by data rates and system architecture.< >