Readout electronics is a very important part of every modern experiment in physics. Present particle detectors require a huge number of channels that need to be read out, digitized and stored on disk. Selecting readout electronics for the experiment which will fulfill resolution and timing requirements is a challenging task.
In this seminar, I will present a relatively new alternative for readout in physics experiments – electronics based on DRS4 chips developed at PSI in Switzerland. DRS4 offers basic functionality of a digital oscilloscope, together with excellent timing performance – time resolution at the level of picoseconds and ease of integration in readout systems. In my presentation, I will focus on features, performance and applications of this electronics, along with a comparison with other solutions.
