| Article | |
| Title | Data acquisition system for a proton imaging apparatus |
| Author(s) | Sipala, V (Catania U. ; INFN, Catania) ; Brianzi, M (INFN, Florence) ; Bruzzi, M (INFN, Florence ; Florence U.) ; Bucciolini, M (INFN, Florence) ; Candiano, G (INFN, LNS) ; Capineri, L (Florence U.) ; Cirrone, G A P (INFN, LNS) ; Civinini, C (INFN, Florence) ; Cuttone, G (INFN, LNS) ; Lo Presti, D (Catania U. ; INFN, Catania) ; Marrazzo, L (INFN, Florence ; Florence U) ; Mazzaglia, E (INFN, LNS) ; Menichelli, D (INFN, Florence ; Florence U.) ; Randazzo, N (INFN, Catania) ; Talamonti, C (INFN, Florence ; Florence U) ; Tesi, M (Florence U.) ; Valentini, S (INFN, Florence ; Florence U.) |
| Publication | CERN, 2009 |
| In: | Proceedings of the Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics, pp.86-90 |
| DOI | 10.5170/CERN-2009-006.86 |
| Subject category | Detectors and Experimental Techniques |
| Abstract | New developments in the proton-therapy field for cancer treatments, leaded Italian physics researchers to realize a proton imaging apparatus consisting of a silicon microstrip tracker to reconstruct the proton trajectories and a calorimeter to measure their residual energy. For clinical requirements, the detectors used and the data acquisition system should be able to sustain about 1 MHz proton rate. The tracker read-out, using an ASICs developed by the collaboration, acquires the signals detector and sends data in parallel to an FPGA. The YAG:Ce calorimeter generates also the global trigger. The data acquisition system and the results obtained in the calibration phase are presented and discussed. |
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