FP7 - JRA & Networking

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Front End Electronics, Data Acquisition and Control Command

 

           The Synergy Group for Front End Electronics (FEE), Data Acquisition (DAC) and Control Command (CC) is organising a working meeting leading towards the development/submission of Networking and JRA for the FP7. The objective is to assemble the needs with regards the  FEE, DAC & CC  for future generation nuclear physics instrumentation to establish the network and  propose a  work program with deliverables.  

We would like at least one person from each of the different instrumentation programs (AGATA, EXL, R3B, HYDE, ELISE, HISPEC, DESPEC, FAZIA, GASPARD, PARIS, …) to attend. She or he  could present the options being considered on the FEE, DAC & CC. Items like detector category (TPC, Solid State, ADP …), channel count, type of measure (Time, Sampling, Energy, Decay Tagging, …) & their control, dynamic ranges,  local-trigger, dead-time requirements, data rates etc will be discussed and catalogued. Accessibility to the electronic hardware, volume constrains, cable constrains, temperature stability as well as the security, reliability etc are factors of importance.

Issues which stand to be discussed –

• Can we define/build system structures that will perform for large (e.g.  GSI/EXL) to medium (e.g. GANIL/PARIS) and  small (e.g. GANIL/DESIR)?

• Can such a system be implemented in different labs in such a way that the user has a ‘unique’ Run Control, GUI, CC, … independent of where he does the experiment? Internet access to data and control – available for astrophysics data capture why not for NP ?

• The ‘S’ in ASICs stands for specific. Can we build a system which minimises the number of ASIC developments?

• How can we avoid building a system which becomes obsolete in hardware & software before it starts-up?

• Given the RA beam requirements of no access to the hardware – can we build a complete numeric control system, redundant processes, ...?

• Given the number of channels (50k channels at 5 min/channel to calibrate = 2 day non stop) how do we provide the necessary calibration - stability hardware and software?

• A self optimising system – can we afford it?, What is it anyway?

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