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View SchemaA Prototype PCI-based Data Acquisition System for Cosmic Ray Detection Below 10^18 eV
| Authors | S. BenZvi, S. Westerhoff, J. Ban, W. Sippach |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0603233 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0603233 |
Abstract
A prototype flash analog-to-digital readout system for cosmic ray detection at energies below 10^18 eV has been designed and tested at Columbia University Nevis Laboratories. The electronics consist of an FADC module that digitizes 16 photomultipliers at 40 MHz with 14-bit dynamic range. The module is read out to a PC (running Linux) through a PCI interface. Taking advantage of the large bandwidth provided by the PCI bus, we have implemented a software-based data acquisition system. This note describes the software and electronics, as well as preliminary tests carried out using a prototype FADC module.
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