{"id":{"repo_id":"freiburg-diss","oai_identifier":"oai:freidok.uni-freiburg.de:468"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/freiburg-diss/oai:freidok.uni-freiburg.de:468","repository":{"repo_id":"freiburg-diss","name":"University of Freiburg","base_url":"https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/oai/oai2.php"},"display":{"title":"A Common Readout Driver for the COMPASS Experiment","abstract":"The main goal of the COMPASS experiment is the determination of the gluon polarization DeltaG/G. <br>To achieve this goal, particles produced in the muon-nucleon scattering process have to be detected. <br>For this measurements particle identification has to be provided as well as track reconstruction over a wide acceptance range. <br>This requires a multitude of different detectors resulting in a large number of detector channels to be read out. <br>The COMPASS DAQ is designed as a tree-structured, fully pipelined system. <br>A central part of this readout system is the CATCH module developed and integrated into the system within the scope of this thesis. <br>The system has been in use for the beam time 2001 with 73 CATCH modules. <br>Performance measurements of the central components have been carried out as part of this thesis. <br>Data of up to 6912 channels were processed by a single CATCH and trigger rates of 115kHz, far above the expected maximum, were successfully attained. <br>Depending on the event size the data rate within the CATCH module was determined, reaching values up to 155MByte/s close to the theoretical maximum. <br>From the CATCH these data were transmitted via optical fibers to the <br>subsequent components of the COMPASS DAQ. <br>In total, 15TByte of data were written to tape. <br>The results of detailed studies concerning the capability of the CATCH module and the whole DAQ show the functionality and quality of the COMPASS readout system. <br>In summary, a high speed data acquisition system which fulfills all current requirements of the COMPASS 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the CATCH module developed and integrated into the system within the scope of this thesis. &lt;br&gt;The system has been in use for the beam time 2001 with 73 CATCH modules. &lt;br&gt;Performance measurements of the central components have been carried out as part of this thesis. &lt;br&gt;Data of up to 6912 channels were processed by a single CATCH and trigger rates of 115kHz, far above the expected maximum, were successfully attained. &lt;br&gt;Depending on the event size the data rate within the CATCH module was determined, reaching values up to 155MByte/s close to the theoretical maximum. &lt;br&gt;From the CATCH these data were transmitted via optical fibers to the &lt;br&gt;subsequent components of the COMPASS DAQ. &lt;br&gt;In total, 15TByte of data were written to tape. &lt;br&gt;The results of detailed studies concerning the capability of the CATCH module and the whole DAQ show the functionality and quality of the COMPASS readout system. &lt;br&gt;In summary, a high speed data 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