Purpose To complement and ensure redundancy in the endcap muon system of the Compact Muon Solenoid(CMS)detector and to extend the Resistive Plate Chamber(RPC)system coverage,improved RPCs(iRPCs)with either orthogonal ...Purpose To complement and ensure redundancy in the endcap muon system of the Compact Muon Solenoid(CMS)detector and to extend the Resistive Plate Chamber(RPC)system coverage,improved RPCs(iRPCs)with either orthogonal layer strips with one-end electronics or single layer strips with two-end electronics providing more precise time measurement will be installed in the very forward pseudorapidity region of|η|<2.4.The iRPC readout system needs to support twodimensional(2D)or two-end readout.In addition,it must combine detector data with Timing,Trigger and fast Control(TTC)and Slow Control(SC)into one data stream over a bi-directional optical link with a line rate of 4.8 Gb/s between the Front-End Electronics(FEE)and the Back-End Electronics(BEE).To fulfill these requirements,a prototype BEE for the iRPC 2D chamber has been researched and designed.Methods A Micro-Telecommunication and Computing Architecture(μTCA)-based processing card was designed in this study to establish a prototype system together with aμTCA crate.The Giga-Bit Transceiver(GBT)protocol is integrated to provide bi-directional communication between the FEE and BEE.A server is connected with the BEE by a Gigabit Ethernet(GbE)link for SC and a 10-GbE link for Data AcQuisition(DAQ).Results The Bit Error Rate(BER)test of the back-end board and a joint test with the iRPC 2D prototype chamber were performed.ABERof less than 1.331×10−16 was obtained.The timemeasurement with a resolution of 3.05 nswas successfully realized,and detector efficiencies of 97.7%for longitudinal strips and 96.0%for orthogonal strips were measured.Test results demonstrate the correctness and reliability of the prototype BEE.Conclusion The BEE prototype satisfies the requirements for the iRPC 2D chamber,and it worked stably and reliably during a long-term joint test run.展开更多
Purpose Improved resistive plate chambers(iRPCs)will be installed in the challenging forward region of the compact muon solenoid(CMS)during its Phase-2 upgrade.The design target of iRPC time resolution is 1.5 ns.It wi...Purpose Improved resistive plate chambers(iRPCs)will be installed in the challenging forward region of the compact muon solenoid(CMS)during its Phase-2 upgrade.The design target of iRPC time resolution is 1.5 ns.It will help the Level-1 trigger system distinguish the muons from high backgrounds and improve the trigger efficiency.Studying the time resolution after integrating the new backend electronics boards(BEB)is essential for ensuring timely performance.In this system,a time reference(Tref)signal is distributed by the BEB to several frontend electronics boards(FEB)to reset the time-to-digital converters(TDC).In the CMS experiment,the arrangement of the iRPC chambers and on-chamber FEBs is at different positions,resulting in varying Tref arrival times on the FEB side.This paper describes the measures taken to ensure the time resolution of the single path and adjust the time base for multi-paths.Method Unique designs were implemented in the chamber,FEB,and BEB to ensure a satisfactory time resolution.Tref adjustments for different paths were performed in bunch crossing steps(24.950 ns)in the BEB using shift registers.And the sub-bunch crossing adjustment steps were performed in the FEB using the TDC correction module.Finally,the arrival time differences of Tref on different FEBs were less than 1.25 ns after adjustment.Results The time resolution of the FEB–BEB system was observed to be 32 ps.The time resolution of the chamber FEB–BEB system was first measured and is 554 ps at an iRPC working point of 7200 V.In addition,the Tref arrival time differences of different paths were adjusted from−99.923(−90.113)ns to 0.073(−0.141)ns.Conclusion The test results revealed that the system time resolution and Tref adjustment performed by the BEB met the Phase-2 upgrade goals.展开更多
基金the National Key Programme for S&T Research and Development(Grant NO.:2016YFA0400104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12035018)the IHEP Innovation Fund(Y9545150U2).
文摘Purpose To complement and ensure redundancy in the endcap muon system of the Compact Muon Solenoid(CMS)detector and to extend the Resistive Plate Chamber(RPC)system coverage,improved RPCs(iRPCs)with either orthogonal layer strips with one-end electronics or single layer strips with two-end electronics providing more precise time measurement will be installed in the very forward pseudorapidity region of|η|<2.4.The iRPC readout system needs to support twodimensional(2D)or two-end readout.In addition,it must combine detector data with Timing,Trigger and fast Control(TTC)and Slow Control(SC)into one data stream over a bi-directional optical link with a line rate of 4.8 Gb/s between the Front-End Electronics(FEE)and the Back-End Electronics(BEE).To fulfill these requirements,a prototype BEE for the iRPC 2D chamber has been researched and designed.Methods A Micro-Telecommunication and Computing Architecture(μTCA)-based processing card was designed in this study to establish a prototype system together with aμTCA crate.The Giga-Bit Transceiver(GBT)protocol is integrated to provide bi-directional communication between the FEE and BEE.A server is connected with the BEE by a Gigabit Ethernet(GbE)link for SC and a 10-GbE link for Data AcQuisition(DAQ).Results The Bit Error Rate(BER)test of the back-end board and a joint test with the iRPC 2D prototype chamber were performed.ABERof less than 1.331×10−16 was obtained.The timemeasurement with a resolution of 3.05 nswas successfully realized,and detector efficiencies of 97.7%for longitudinal strips and 96.0%for orthogonal strips were measured.Test results demonstrate the correctness and reliability of the prototype BEE.Conclusion The BEE prototype satisfies the requirements for the iRPC 2D chamber,and it worked stably and reliably during a long-term joint test run.
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFA1602101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12035018)+26 种基金We would also like to acknowledge the enduring support for the CMS Phase-2 upgrade and the supporting computing infrastructure provided by the following funding agencies:FWO(Belgium)CNPq(Brazil),CAPES(Brazil)FAPERJ(Brazil)MES(Bulgaria)BNSF(Bulgaria)CERNCAS(China)MoST(China)MINCIENCIAS(Colombia)CEA(France)CNRS/IN2P3(France)SRNSFG(Georgia)[YS-21-1798]DAE(India)DST(India)IPM(Iran)INFN(Italy)MSIP(Republic of Korea)NRF(Republic of Korea)BUAP(Mexico)CINVESTAV(Mexico)CONACYT(Mexico)LNS(Mexico)SEP(Mexico)UASLP-FAI(Mexico)PAEC(Pakistan)DOE(USA)NSF(USA).
文摘Purpose Improved resistive plate chambers(iRPCs)will be installed in the challenging forward region of the compact muon solenoid(CMS)during its Phase-2 upgrade.The design target of iRPC time resolution is 1.5 ns.It will help the Level-1 trigger system distinguish the muons from high backgrounds and improve the trigger efficiency.Studying the time resolution after integrating the new backend electronics boards(BEB)is essential for ensuring timely performance.In this system,a time reference(Tref)signal is distributed by the BEB to several frontend electronics boards(FEB)to reset the time-to-digital converters(TDC).In the CMS experiment,the arrangement of the iRPC chambers and on-chamber FEBs is at different positions,resulting in varying Tref arrival times on the FEB side.This paper describes the measures taken to ensure the time resolution of the single path and adjust the time base for multi-paths.Method Unique designs were implemented in the chamber,FEB,and BEB to ensure a satisfactory time resolution.Tref adjustments for different paths were performed in bunch crossing steps(24.950 ns)in the BEB using shift registers.And the sub-bunch crossing adjustment steps were performed in the FEB using the TDC correction module.Finally,the arrival time differences of Tref on different FEBs were less than 1.25 ns after adjustment.Results The time resolution of the FEB–BEB system was observed to be 32 ps.The time resolution of the chamber FEB–BEB system was first measured and is 554 ps at an iRPC working point of 7200 V.In addition,the Tref arrival time differences of different paths were adjusted from−99.923(−90.113)ns to 0.073(−0.141)ns.Conclusion The test results revealed that the system time resolution and Tref adjustment performed by the BEB met the Phase-2 upgrade goals.
