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Description
Fast Forward Detector (FFD) is a two-arm Cherenkov modular detector registering high
energy charged particles and photons. The FFD plays an essential role in the MPD/NICA
experiment providing fast interaction trigger signal with determination of interaction point
position. Its other important task is generating a start pulse for TOF detector. The FFD trigger
pulses are formed as a coincidence of the subdetectors pulses which are fed to MPD trigger
module. The interaction point position is determined by measuring of time difference between
the pulses in two arms. Besides the modular detectors, the FFD includes several subsystems
which ensure the detector operation with stated characteristics. This report is mainly focused
on description of FFD fast electronics: front-end electronics, trigger logic units, read-out
scheme, monitoring tools, and synchronization method for detector pulses. The
characteristics obtained in test measurements are also discussed.
| Position | Lead electronic engineer |
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| Affiliation | JINR LHEP |
| Country | Russia |