GET: A generic electronics system for TPCs and nuclear physics instrumentation
- E. C. Pollaccok(Author),
- G. F. Grinyerb, g(Author),
- F. Abu-Nimehd(Author),
- T. Ahnc, d(Author),
- S. Anvark(Author),
- A. Arokiaraje(Author)
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- bUniversity of Regina,
- cUniversity of Notre Dame,
- dMichigan State University,
- eInstituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica,
- fUniversité Bordeaux 1
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Abstract
General Electronics for TPCs (GET) is a generic, reconfigurable and comprehensive electronics and data-acquisition system for nuclear physics instrumentation of up to 33792 channels. The system consists of a custom-designed ASIC for signal processing, front-end cards that each house 4 ASIC chips and digitize the data in parallel through 12-bit ADCs, concentration boards to read and process the digital data from up to 16 ASICs, a 3-level trigger and master clock module to trigger the system and synchronize the data, as well as all of the associated firmware, communication and data-acquisition software. An overview of the system including its specifications and measured performances are presented.