The readout system for the ALICE zero degree calorimeters

S. Siddhanta; C. Cicalo; A. De Falco; M. Floris; A. Masoni; G. Puddu; S. Serci; A. Uras; G. Usai; R. Arnaldi; L. Bianchi; F. Bossu; E. Chiavassa; N. De Marco; A. Ferretti; M. Gagliardi; M. Gallio; G. Luparello; A. Musso; C. Oppedisano; A. Piccotti; E. Scomparin; E. Vercellin; P. Cortese; G. Dellacasa

doi:10.1109/TNS.2011.2159514

The readout system for the ALICE zero degree calorimeters

S. Siddhanta, C. Cicalo, A. De Falco, M. Floris, A. Masoni, G. Puddu, S. Serci, A. Uras, G. Usai, R. Arnaldi, L. Bianchi, F. Bossu, E. Chiavassa, N. De Marco, A. Ferretti, M. Gagliardi, M. Gallio, G. Luparello, A. Musso, C. OppedisanoA. Piccotti, E. Scomparin, E. Vercellin, P. Cortese, G. Dellacasa

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Abstract

ALICE at the CERN LHC will investigate the physics of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities where the formation of the Quark Gluon Plasma is expected. Its properties can be studied from observations like the production of mesons with charm and beauty quarks. These signals have to be studied as a function of energy density, which is determined by the centrality of collisions. One of the physics observables that is closely related with the centrality of the collision is the number of spectator nucleons that can be measured by the Zero Degree Calorimeters (ZDC). Having a direct geometric interpretation allows to extract the impact parameter with minimal model assumptions. This paper describes the readout system of the ZDC. The ZDC readout consists of a VME system with a ZDC Readout Card, a VME Processor, Discriminators, a ZDC Trigger Card, scalers, QDCs and TDCs. The system was successfully tested during the 2009 ALICE data taking and is currently operational at the LHC.

Lingua originale	Inglese
Numero di articolo	5954149
pagine (da-a)	1759-1765
Numero di pagine	7
Rivista	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	58
Numero di pubblicazione	4 PART 1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2011.2159514
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - ago 2011

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Siddhanta, S., Cicalo, C., De Falco, A., Floris, M., Masoni, A., Puddu, G., Serci, S., Uras, A., Usai, G., Arnaldi, R., Bianchi, L., Bossu, F., Chiavassa, E., De Marco, N., Ferretti, A., Gagliardi, M., Gallio, M., Luparello, G., Musso, A., ... Dellacasa, G. (2011). The readout system for the ALICE zero degree calorimeters. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 58(4 PART 1), 1759-1765. Articolo 5954149. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2011.2159514

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The readout system for the ALICE zero degree calorimeters

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