Balazs Konya
Researcher
Performance of the upgraded PreProcessor of the ATLAS Level-1 Calorimeter Trigger
Author
Summary, in English
The PreProcessor of the ATLAS Level-1 Calorimeter Trigger prepares the analogue trigger signals sent from the ATLAS calorimeters by digitising, synchronising, and calibrating them to reconstruct transverse energy deposits, which are then used in further processing to identify event features. During the first long shutdown of the LHC from 2013 to 2014, the central components of the PreProcessor, the Multichip Modules, were replaced by upgraded versions that feature modern ADC and FPGA technology to ensure optimal performance in the high pile-up environment of LHC Run 2. This paper describes the features of the new Multichip Modules along with the improvements to the signal processing achieved. c 2020 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration. Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of Sissa Medialab.
Department/s
- Particle and nuclear physics
- eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration
Publishing year
2020
Language
English
Publication/Series
Journal of Instrumentation
Volume
15
Issue
11
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Topic
- Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
- Subatomic Physics
Keywords
- Calorimeters
- Trigger concepts and systems (hardware and software)
- Microprocessor chips
- Piles
- Signal processing
- Central component
- FPGA technology
- Level-1
- Optimal performance
- Pile-ups
- Transverse energy
- Multichip modules
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1748-0221