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FPGA based Readout Logic of the Front-end Electronics of the ATLAS Absolute Luminosity Monitor
Readout of data from front-end electronics of the ATLAS Absolute Luminosity Monitor is controlled by programmable devices. Alfa-R is a local readout controller which reads digitized data with LHC clock and keeps them until validation of the first level trigger. Alfa-M is a global readout controller which reads validated events from 23 Alfa-R controllers, forms a data block and sends it to an acquisition system. In this article, description of logic of both controllers is presented as well as is shown how the controllers can be set up and monitored from an user level
System Design of the ATLAS Absolute Luminosity Monitor
The ATLAS absolute luminosity monitor is composed of 8 roman pots symmetrically located in the LHC tunnel. Each pot contains 23 multi anode photomultiplier tubes, and each one of those is fitted with a front-end assembly called PMF. A PMF provides the high voltage biasing of the tube, the frontend readout chip and the readout logic in a very compact arrangement. The 25 PMFs contained in one roman pot are connected to a motherboard used as an interface to the backend electronics. The system allows to configure the front-end electronics from the ATLAS detector control system and to transmit the luminosity data over Slink
PMF the front end electronic for the ALFA detector
International audienceThe PMF (Photo Multiplier Front end) is the front end electronics designed for the ATLAS luminometer ALFA (Absolute Luminosity For ATLAS) made of 20 staggered U-V scintillating fiber layers inserted in Roman Pots (eight in total). Each of these plans is made of 64 fibers. The PMF consists of a 64 channels photomultiplier (MAPMT) and a very compact stack of three different PCBs (3x3 cm2), mounted directly on the back and in the shadow of the MAPMT: a board which brings the high voltage to the MAPMT, an intermediate board used to send the signals to connectors located on the edge and, finally, a board with the readout chip MAROC (Multi Anode Read Out Chip), directly bonded on the PCB, on one side and a FPGA on the other. The 64 inputs MAROC ASIC allows correcting for the gain spread of MAPMT channels thanks to a 6 bits variable gain preamplifier. For each channel the signal is shaped (fast shaper, 15ns) and discriminated to produce a trigger output. A multiplexed charge output is also produced both in analog and digital thanks to a Wilkinson ADC. The main requirements are the following: 100 % trigger efficiency for a signal greater than 1/3 of a photoelectron, a charge measurement up to 30 photoelectrons with a linearity of 2 % or better and a cross talk of 1 % or less. The performances of the second version of MAROC were checked successfully during the year 2007 at LAL-Orsay. A nice dispersion of the trigger output (± 5 fC) was, in particular, observed. A sample of PMFs was produced during autumn 2007 as a prototype. Laboratory tests were performed both at LAL and CERN respectively on the third PCB (the one with MAROC) and on a full PMF equipped with a MAPMT illuminated by a LED. They were carried out using dedicated test board and acquisition software and have allowed the approval of the design and the green light for the final production and integration with the detector. Beam tests of a complete Roman Pot, equipped with 23 PMFs, will take place during summer 2008 for two periods and will conclude the test phase and mark the beginning of the final production
Hadron beam test of a scintillating fibre tracker system for elastic scattering and luminosity measurement in ATLAS
A scintillating fibre tracker is proposed to measure elastic proton
scattering at very small angles in the ATLAS experiment at CERN. The tracker
will be located in so-called Roman Pot units at a distance of 240 m on each
side of the ATLAS interaction point. An initial validation of the design
choices was achieved in a beam test at DESY in a relatively low energy electron
beam and using slow off-the-shelf electronics. Here we report on the results
from a second beam test experiment carried out at CERN, where new detector
prototypes were tested in a high energy hadron beam, using the first version of
the custom designed front-end electronics. The results show an adequate
tracking performance under conditions which are similar to the situation at the
LHC. In addition, the alignment method using so-called overlap detectors was
studied and shown to have the expected precision.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figures. Submitted to Journal of Instrumentation (JINST
The Vehicle, Spring 1993
Table of Contents
The Shape of Things to Come.Peter F. Essigpage 6
SaxophoneWalt Howardpage 6
Gravity BedSue Songerpage 7
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 8
uncertaintyWalt Howardpage 9
Ruth Ann, et. al.Susan Eisenhourpage 9
Failed IndustryScott Langenpage 10
UntitledKaren Wisspage 10
wanted:Walt Howardpage 10
Dida; 1978Diana Matijaspage 11
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 12
The Lesson in NovemberSue Songerpage 13
Coal MinerJames P. Tangpage 16
Christmas CrueltySue Songerpage 17
Astral ProjectionSusan Eisenhourpage 18
UntitledBen Hausmannpage 19
Into Zagreb\u27s Evening*Diana Matjaspage 20
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 22
The AnniversaryJennifer Moropage 23
NudeDan Trutterpage 24
death for saleWalt Howardpage 24
JudgedKevin St. Angelpage 25
Nature\u27s RefugeeScott Langenpage 25
Arrowhead Hunting at TippecanoeJennifer Moropage 26
UntitledKimberly Foxpage 27
TAINTED LOVESarah C. Patiencepage 28
cemeteryWalt Howardpage 28
Cow GameSusan Eisenhourpage 29
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 31
ReflectionsPeter F. Essigpage 32
Destination U.S.A.Dan Trutterpage 33
UntitledMario Letopage 33
Authors\u27 Pagepage 34https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1061/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1993
Table of Contents
The Shape of Things to Come.Peter F. Essigpage 6
SaxophoneWalt Howardpage 6
Gravity BedSue Songerpage 7
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 8
uncertaintyWalt Howardpage 9
Ruth Ann, et. al.Susan Eisenhourpage 9
Failed IndustryScott Langenpage 10
UntitledKaren Wisspage 10
wanted:Walt Howardpage 10
Dida; 1978Diana Matijaspage 11
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 12
The Lesson in NovemberSue Songerpage 13
Coal MinerJames P. Tangpage 16
Christmas CrueltySue Songerpage 17
Astral ProjectionSusan Eisenhourpage 18
UntitledBen Hausmannpage 19
Into Zagreb\u27s Evening*Diana Matjaspage 20
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 22
The AnniversaryJennifer Moropage 23
NudeDan Trutterpage 24
death for saleWalt Howardpage 24
JudgedKevin St. Angelpage 25
Nature\u27s RefugeeScott Langenpage 25
Arrowhead Hunting at TippecanoeJennifer Moropage 26
UntitledKimberly Foxpage 27
TAINTED LOVESarah C. Patiencepage 28
cemeteryWalt Howardpage 28
Cow GameSusan Eisenhourpage 29
UntitledJennifer Gutowskipage 31
ReflectionsPeter F. Essigpage 32
Destination U.S.A.Dan Trutterpage 33
UntitledMario Letopage 33
Authors\u27 Pagepage 34https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1061/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1994
Table of Contents
Thoughts in the IGASue Songerpage 6
The Cries of an Innocent Tea BagWojnarowski Yvonnepage 7
Proud HarpySusan Eisenhourpage 8
Bus Number TwoMindy Glazepage 9
My Home TownScott Langenpage 10
MemoriesMaggie Willpage 11
Vase (Artwork)Gail Valkerpage 12
The Last HuntMark Kannmacherpage 13
Corn DanceJulia A. Canhampage 14
Untitled (Photography)Rachel Corbettpage 14
Paradise (Artwork)Gail Valkerpage 15
Holding Back A ScreamElise Kirarpage 16
poetry isJonathan W. Iwanskipage 17
loveCatherine DeGraafpage 18
The OneTim Rileypage 18
Reading His Words on a Frosty EveningTom McGrathpage 19
UntitledBob Newellpage 19
The Ice StormMindy Glazepage 20
UntitledJonathan W. Iwanskipage 21
Untitled (Photography)Rachel Corbettpage 23
cityscapeChris Pomeroypage 24
Untitled (Photography)Rachel Corbettpage 25
Quarter Pound TemptationBryan Levekpage 26
Photograph (Artwork)Gail Valkerpage 29
Don\u27t Talk to StrangersJon Montgomerypage 30
Untitled (Photography)Rachel Corbettpage 33
Charleston, U.S.A. (Artwork)Gail Valkerpage 34
Fun With Nature (Artwork)Gail Valkerpage 34https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1064/thumbnail.jp
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting with extensive skin lesions: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common histological subtype of cancer in the upper and middle esophagus and is characterized by a high rate of mortality. The incidence of esophageal cancer varies greatly among regions of the world and occurs at a high frequency in Asia and South America.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>In our department, a 51-year-old man was diagnosed with ESCC after presenting with extensive disseminated skin nodules. Biopsy of the nodules showed metastatic ESCC. Cutaneous manifestations of esophageal neoplasia are very rare and are mainly described for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EADC). Here we report a very uncommon case of extensive skin metastases of ESCC.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Early biopsies of suspicious skin lesions are important and should be performed in patients with unclear symptoms such as weight loss or dysphagia and especially in patients with a history of cancer, since they can reveal the existence of a distant malignant disease leading to diagnosis and prompt therapy.</p
Expected Performance of the ATLAS Experiment - Detector, Trigger and Physics
A detailed study is presented of the expected performance of the ATLAS
detector. The reconstruction of tracks, leptons, photons, missing energy and
jets is investigated, together with the performance of b-tagging and the
trigger. The physics potential for a variety of interesting physics processes,
within the Standard Model and beyond, is examined. The study comprises a series
of notes based on simulations of the detector and physics processes, with
particular emphasis given to the data expected from the first years of
operation of the LHC at CERN
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