Speaker
Dr
Alessandro Polini
(INFN - Bologna)
Description
An Insertable B-Layer is planned for the upgrade of the ATLAS detector and will add a fourth and innermost silicon layer to the existing Pixel detector. 12 million pixels attached to new FE-I4 readout ASICs will require new off-detector electronics which is currently realized with two VME-based boards: a Back Of Crate module
implementing optical I/O functionality and a Readout Driver module for data processing. This paper illustrates the new read-out chain, focusing on the design of new the Readout Driver Card, which, with a fourfold integration with respect to the previous design, builds up the detector data, controls the calibration procedures and interacts via Gigabit links with a novel calibration farm. Future prospects and back compatibility to the existing system are also addressed.
Author
Dr
Alessandro Polini
(INFN - Bologna)
Co-authors
Alessandro Gabrielli
(Bologna University)
Andreas Kugel
(ZITI, LS Informatik V, Heidelberg University, Mannheim,)
Antonio Zoccoli
(University of Bologna & INFN Bologna)
Davide Falchieri
(Bologna University)
Graziano Bruni
(INFN Bologna)
Ignazio Dantone
(INFN Bologna)
Jens Dopke
(CERN)
Joern Grosse-Knetter
(II. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Goettingen)
John Joseph
(LNBL, Berkeley, U.S.A)
Marco Bruschi
(INFN Bologna)
Matteo Rizzi
(INFN Bologna)
Nicolai Schroer
(ZITI, LS Informatik V, Heidelberg University, Mannheim)
Nina Krieger
(II. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Goettingen)
Paolo Morettini
(INFN Genova, Italy)
Riccardo Travaglini
(INFN Bologna)
Samuele Zannoli
(University of Bologna & INFN Bologna)
Tobias Flick
(Fachbereich C Physik, Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal)
