1. Synergy Program for Front-End, Electronics, Data Acquisition & Control
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Synergy Program for Front-End, Electronics, Data Acquisition & Control
SGFDC for Nuclear Physics
KVI, STFC Daresbury, GSI/FAIR,LEGNARO/ALPI,
CEA Saclay, Univ. Huelva, GANIL/SPIRAL2 (Eng + Phys)
Laying groundwork over the last two years
To pool resources for a common strategy towards the
next generation Electronics Systems
Site at GSI under Synergy Group
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2. A simple view of a SYSTEM
DET
FEE Board
ASICs
ADC
FPGA
DSP
Optic Transfer …
Switching …
DAQ
Run,
Data,
Instrument
Control
Store …
A simple view of a SYSTEM
SOFT - HARD

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CORE ACTIVITIES
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TASKS
Networking
JRA
Systems Study
ASIC development
R&D ASIC/ADC Interface
Data Acquisition
Time-Stamping
Control & Optimization
Networking
Assemble the Euro. Nucl. Phys. Community towards :
A study of available resources.
Study of the next generation FEE+DAQ.
Develop Euro strategy.
Information diffusing, educ. (Master, PhD), …
Future of the field
JRA
To design & build a demonstrator that will
employ the capacities of the community to work collectively – Resources & Needs exercise.
NOT a Universal
System
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AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM
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System Attributes
Employing a User-Centered Design
Modular, Generic, Portable FEE
Scalable
Automated Calibration & Control
Adaptive intelligent system control
Future Proofing
ASIC  AGIC (S: Specific, G: General)
Advanced µ-electronics architecture.
 Single configuration for:- Si based device,
- TPC,
- EM-Calorimeters, Neutron detection.
Small/Large
Labs/Instr.
Adaptive Intelligent System Control
Study of sensors /µ-electronics architecture,
 control theory, …
 instrument stabilised / optimised response pulse shape, ...
ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuits
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5. Benefits to EU Nucl. Structure Physics & EU Programs
GSI
HYDE
EXL
R3B
Elise
Chrystal Ball
LAND
GANIL
FAZIA
GASPARD
PARIS S3
VAMOS & SPEG
LEGNARO
AGATA Ancillary
PRISMA
KVI
BIG BITE
TNA
TNA 1 – GSI/NUSTAR
TNA 3 – GANIL/SPIRAL
TNA 5 - LEGNARO
TNA 7 - KVI
TNA 2 - Jyväskylä
TNA 4 - Louvain-la-Neuve
TNA 8 - ISOLDE
Servicing Infrastructure
JRA
– AGATA Ancillary
– Calorimeters (PARIS, EXL, R3B, GASPARD)
– Beam Tracking
– Si devices
– DPS-FA – FAZIA
– ECOS
– TPC & NACTAR (NA10)
– EXID
– Slow & Fast & neutrons
Transverse program
Discussed Synergy
Benefit
To be discussed
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Principle JRA task Participating Institutions
Labs below will contribute ~75% of FTE required
CEA Saclay, France
GANIL, France (PhD students)
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany (PhD students)
Huelva University , Spain (PhD students)
INFN (Legnaro & Milan), Italy (PhD students)
KVI, The Netherlands (PhD students)
STFC Daresbury and Rutherford Labs, England
European Indust. (eg: IBM, CAEN, Photonics …) – under study
Training - PhD
Servicing TNA
Key Phrases
Rally the Euro. Nucl. Phys. Community.
Study & build the Next Generation Demonstrator for Nuclear Physics.
Emanuel Pollacco CEA Saclay

7. Synergy Group for Front-End Electronics and Data Acquisition (SGFD)
Scope: The idea of a SGFD has been developed during common meetings of people working on front-end electronics and data acquisition within SPIRAL2, NUSTAR/FAIR and LEGNARO. The synergistic approach offers some significant benefits:
It overcomes problems caused by the limited capacities and scarce expertise in the field of ASIC development and manufacturing for nuclear physics applications.
It provides the strongly overlapping user communities with common user interfaces and data structures for DAQ systems and controls.
It makes the most effective use of the limit scientific and engineering manpower dedicated to DAQ and controls tasks.
With this letter, we approach the boards of the above listed collaborations and facilities to formally establish a SGFD and to provide the SGFD with the mandate to recommend areas of R&D to the various working groups on instrumentation. The SGFD will seek to establish the necessary organization for the implementation of this common R&D. In addition, SGFD will seek and recommend common technological solutions in the areas of front-end electronics and data acquisition. To allow for a functional group, the members are expected to perform studies and development.

8. Specifications for Energy, Charge, Time and Pulse Shape Measurement
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Specifications for Energy, Charge, Time and Pulse Shape Measurement
Signal bandwidth
Energy/Charge Dynamic Range
Energy/Charge/Time resolution
Rate/channel min-max
Sampling
Rate
Time resolution
SNOB
Signal processing requirements
Environmental requirements
Trigger requirements
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9. General Purpose Signal Treatment Card : GEPSET
ASIC A D C
FPGA PC or
PC Farm
Optic
Link
XXX-Fast
FPGA
Pulse hight, Q integration
Time
Pulse shape
PMT, APD, PD (g, n, cp)
Si(Li), DSSD, IC (cp: highly segmented devicses)
TPC(GEM, Micomegas, …),
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10. General Purpose Signal Treatment Card : GEPSET
ASIC
FPGA C D A
Optic
Link
GEPSET C O N E T A R
C&C D E T C O R S
ASIC
FPGA C D A
Optic
Link
GEPSET D E T C O R S
Data Filter
C&C D E T C O R S
ASIC
FPGA C D A
Optic
Link
GEPSET
Event
Builder
Fast
Selective
read-out
Dynamic
Trigger
Time-stamp
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