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Author Belver, D.; Cabanelas, P.; Castro, E.; Garzon, J.A.; Gil, A.; Gonzalez-Diaz, D.; Koenig, W.; Traxler, M. doi  openurl
  Title Performance of the Low-Jitter High-Gain/Bandwidth Front-End Electronics of the HADES tRPC Wall Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 57 Issue 5 Pages 2848-2856  
  Keywords Charge to width algorithm; fast amplifying and digitizing electronics; front-end electronics; HADES; time of flight; timing RPC  
  Abstract (up) A front-end electronics (FEE) chain for accurate time measurements has been developed for the new Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC)-based Time-of-Flight (TOF) wall of the High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer (HADES). The wall covers an area of around 8 m(2) divided in 6 sectors. In total, 1122 4-gap timing RPC cells are read-out by 2244 time and charge sensitive channels. The FEE chain consists of 2 custom-made boards: a 4-channel Daughter BOard(DBO) and a 32-channel MotherBOard (MBO). The DBO uses a fast 2 GHz amplifier feeding a dual high-speed discriminator. The time and charge information are encoded, respectively, in the leading edge and the width of an LVDS signal. Each MBO houses up to 8 DBOs providing them regulated voltage supply, threshold values via DACs, test signals and, additionally, routing out a signal proportional to the channel multiplicity needed for a 1st level trigger decision. The MBO delivers LVDS signals to a multi-purpose Trigger Readout Board (TRB) for data acquisition. The FEE allows achieving a system resolution around 75 ps fulfilling comfortably the requirements of the HADES upgrade [1]. The commissioning of the whole RPC wall is finished and the 6 sectors are already mounted in their final position in the HADES spectrometer and ready to take data during the beam-times foreseen for 2010.  
  Address [Belver, Daniel; Cabanelas, P.; Castro, E.; Garzon, J. A.] Univ Santiago Compostela, LabCAF, Santiago De Compostela 15782, Spain, Email: daniel.belver@usc.es  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes ISI:000283440400007 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 349  
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Author Marco-Hernandez, R.; Bau, M.; Ferrari, M.; Ferrari, V.; Pedersen, F.; Soby, L. doi  openurl
  Title A Low-Noise Charge Amplifier for the ELENA Trajectory, Orbit, and Intensity Measurement System Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 64 Issue 9 Pages 2465-2473  
  Keywords Beam position monitor (BPM); charge sensitive amplifier; instrumentation for accelerators; low-noise amplifier; particle accelerators; printed circuits  
  Abstract (up) A low-noise head amplifier has been developed for the extra low energy antiproton ring beam trajectory, orbit, and intensity measurement system at CERN. This system is based on 24 double-electrode electrostatic beam position monitors installed around the ring. A head amplifier is placed close to each beam position monitor to amplify the electrode signals and generate a difference and a sum signal. These signals are sent to the digital acquisition system, about 50 m away from the ring, where they are digitized and further processed. The beam position can be measured by dividing the difference signal by the sum signal while the sum signal gives information relative to the beam intensity. The head amplifier consists of two discrete charge preamplifiers with junction field effect transistor (JFET) inputs, a sum and a difference stage, and two cable drivers. Special attention has been paid to the amplifier printed circuit board design to minimize the parasitic capacitances and inductances at the charge amplifier stages to meet the gain and noise requirements. The measurements carried out on the head amplifier showed a gain of 40.5 and 46.5 dB for the sum and difference outputs with a bandwidth from 200 Hz to 75 MHz and an input voltage noise density lower than 400 pV/v Hz. Twenty head amplifiers have been already installed in the ring and they have been used to detect the first beam signals during the first commissioning stage in November 2016.  
  Address [Marco-Hernandez, Ricardo; Pedersen, Flemming; Soby, Lars] CERN, CH-1217 Meyrin, Switzerland, Email: rmarco@ific.uv.es  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000411029500002 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3298  
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Author Aliaga, R.J. doi  openurl
  Title Real-Time Estimation of Zero Crossings of Sampled Signals for Timing Using Cubic Spline Interpolation Type Journal Article
  Year 2017 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 64 Issue 8 Pages 2414-2422  
  Keywords Digital arithmetic; digital circuits; digital timing; field-programmable gate array (FPGA); interpolation; signal processing algorithms; splines time estimation; time resolution  
  Abstract (up) A scheme is proposed for hardware estimation of the location of zero crossings of sampled signals with subsample resolution for timing applications, which consists of interpolating the signal with a cubic spline near the zero crossing and then finding the root of the resulting polynomial. An iterative algorithm based on the bisection method is presented that obtains one bit of the result per step and admits an efficient digital implementation using fixed-point representation. In particular, the root estimation iteration involves only two additions, and the initial values can be obtained from finite impulse response (FIR) filters with certain symmetry properties. It is shown that this allows online real-time estimation of timestamps in free-running sampling detector systems with improved accuracy with respect to the more common linear interpolation. The method is evaluated with simulations using ideal and real timing signals, and estimates are given for the resource usage and speed of its implementation.  
  Address [Aliaga, Ramon J.] Inst Fis Corpuscular, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: raalva@upvnet.upv.es  
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  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000411027700008 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration no  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3301  
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Author Dimmock, M.R.; Nikulin, D.A.; Gillam, J.E.; Nguyen, C.V. doi  openurl
  Title An OpenCL Implementation of Pinhole Image Reconstruction Type Journal Article
  Year 2012 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 59 Issue 4 Pages 1738-1749  
  Keywords Collimator; GPU; OpenCL; pinhole  
  Abstract (up) AC++/OpenCL software platform for emission image reconstruction of data from pinhole cameras has been developed. The software incorporates a new, accurate but computationally costly, probability distribution function for operating on list-mode data from detector stacks. The platform architecture is more general than previous works, supporting advanced models such as arbitrary probability distribution, collimation geometry and detector stack geometry. The software was implemented such that all performance-critical operations occur on OpenCL devices, generally GPUs. The performance of the software is tested on several commodity CPU and GPU devices.  
  Address [Dimmock, Matthew R.; Nikulin, Dmitri A.; Nguyen, Chuong V.] Monash Univ, Sch Phys, Melbourne, Vic 3800, Australia, Email: matthew.dimmock@synchrotron.org.au;  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000307893900034 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1145  
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Author Tetrault, M.A.; Oliver, J.F.; Bergeron, M.; Lecomte, R.; Fontaine, R. doi  openurl
  Title Real Time Coincidence Detection Engine for High Count Rate Timestamp Based PET Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 117-124  
  Keywords Coincidence detection; Positron Emission Tomography (PET)  
  Abstract (up) Coincidence engines follow two main implementation flows: timestamp based systems and AND-gate based systems. The latter have been more widespread in recent years because of its lower cost and high efficiency. However, they are highly dependent on the selected electronic components, they have limited flexibility once assembled and they are customized to fit a specific scanner's geometry. Timestamp based systems are gathering more attention lately, especially with high channel count fully digital systems. These new systems must however cope with important singles count rates. One option is to record every detected event and postpone coincidence detection offline. For daily use systems, a real time engine is preferable because it dramatically reduces data volume and hence image preprocessing time and raw data management. This paper presents the timestamp based coincidence engine for the LabPET(TM), a small animal PET scanner with up to 4608 individual readout avalanche photodiode channels. The engine can handle up to 100 million single events per second and has extensive flexibility because it resides in programmable logic devices. It can be adapted for any detector geometry or channel count, can be ported to newer, faster programmable devices and can have extra modules added to take advantage of scanner-specific features. Finally, the user can select between full processing mode for imaging protocols and minimum processing mode to study different approaches for coincidence detection with offline software.  
  Address [Tetrault, M. -A.; Fontaine, R.] Univ Sherbrooke, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Sherbrooke, PQ J1K 2R1, Canada, Email: Marc-Andre.Tetrault@USherbrooke.ca  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000274391000016 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ elepoucu @ Serial 500  
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Author Cabello, J.; Torres-Espallardo, I.; Gillam, J.E.; Rafecas, M. doi  openurl
  Title PET Reconstruction From Truncated Projections Using Total-Variation Regularization for Hadron Therapy Monitoring Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 60 Issue 5 Pages 3364-3372  
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  Abstract (up) Hadron therapy exploits the properties of ion beams to treat tumors by maximizing the dose released to the target and sparing healthy tissue. With hadron beams, the dose distribution shows a relatively low entrance dose which rises sharply at the end of the range, providing the characteristic Bragg peak that drops quickly thereafter. It is of critical importance in order not to damage surrounding healthy tissues and/or avoid targeting underdosage to know where the delivered dose profile ends-the location of the Bragg peak. During hadron therapy, short-lived beta(+)-emitters are produced along the beam path, their distribution being correlated with the delivered dose. Following positron annihilation, two photons are emitted, which can be detected using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. The low yield of emitters, their short half-life, and the wash out from the target region make the use of PET, even only a few minutes after hadron irradiation, a challenging application. In-beam PET represents a potential candidate to estimate the distribution of beta(+)-emitters during or immediately after irradiation, at the cost of truncation effects and degraded image quality due to the partial rings required of the PET scanner. Time-of-flight (ToF) information can potentially be used to compensate for truncation effects and to enhance image contrast. However, the highly demanding timing performance required in ToF-PET makes this option costly. Alternatively, the use of maximum-a-posteriori-expectation-maximization (MAP-EM), including total variation (TV) in the cost function, produces images with low noise, while preserving spatial resolution. In this paper, we compare data reconstructed with maximum-likelihood-expectation-maximization (ML-EM) and MAP-EM using TV as prior, and the impact of including ToF information, from data acquired with a complete and a partial-ring PET scanner, of simulated hadron beams interacting with a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) target. The results show that MAP-EM, in the absence of ToF information, produces lower noise images and more similar data compared to the simulated beta(+) distributions than ML-EM with ToF information in the order of 200-600 ps. The investigation is extended to the combination of MAP-EM and ToF information to study the limit of performance using both approaches.  
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Author Bouhova-Thacker, E.; Kostyukhin, V.; Koffas, T.; Liebig, W.; Limper, M.; Piacquadio, G.N.; Prokofiev, K.; Weiser, C.; Wildauer, A. doi  openurl
  Title Expected Performance of Vertex Reconstruction in the ATLAS Experiment at the LHC Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 57 Issue 2 Pages 760-767  
  Keywords Data analysis; data reconstruction; high energy physics; pattern recognition; reconstruction algorithms; tracking; vertex detectors  
  Abstract (up) In the harsh environment of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (design luminosity of 10(34) cm(-2) s(-1)) efficient reconstruction of vertices is crucial for many physics analyses. Described in this paper is the expected performance of the vertex reconstruction used in the ATLAS experiment. The algorithms for the reconstruction of primary and secondary vertices as well as for finding photon conversions and vertex reconstruction in jets are described. The implementation of vertex algorithms which follows a very modular design based on object-oriented C++ is presented. A user-friendly concept allows event reconstruction and physics analyses to compare and optimize their choice among different vertex reconstruction strategies. The performance of implemented algorithms has been studied on a variety of Monte Carlo samples and results are presented.  
  Address [Bouhova-Thacker, Eva] Univ Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YB, England, Email: bouhova@mail.cern.ch  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000276679200006 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 260  
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Author Boronat, M.; Marinas, C.; Frey, A.; Garcia, I.; Schwenker, B.; Vos, M.; Wilk, F. url  doi
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  Title Physical Limitations to the Spatial Resolution of Solid-State Detectors Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 381-386  
  Keywords Charged particle tracking; silicon detectors; solid state devices  
  Abstract (up) In this paper we explore the effect of delta-ray emission and fluctuations in the signal deposition on the detection of charged particles in silicon-based detectors. We show that these two effects ultimately limit the resolution that can be achieved by interpolation of the signal in finely segmented position-sensitive solid-state devices.  
  Address [Boronat, M.; Garcia, I.; Vos, M.] IFIC UVEG CSIC, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: marcel.vos@ific.uv.es  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000349672900025 Approved no  
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  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2140  
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Author Barrientos, D.; Bellato, M.; Bazzacco, D.; Bortolato, D.; Cocconi, P.; Gadea, A.; Gonzalez, V.; Gulmini, M.; Isocrate, R.; Mengoni, D.; Pullia, A.; Recchia, F.; Rosso, D.; Sanchis, E.; Toniolo, N.; Ur, C.A.; Valiente-Dobon, J.J. url  doi
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  Title Performance of the Fully Digital FPGA-Based Front-End Electronics for the GALILEO Array Type Journal Article
  Year 2015 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 62 Issue 6 Pages 3134-3139  
  Keywords FPGA; front-end electronics; gamma-ray spectroscopy; germanium detectors  
  Abstract (up) In this work we present the architecture and results of a fully digital Front End Electronics (FEE) read out system developed for the GALILEO array. The FEE system, developed in collaboration with the Advanced Gamma Tracking Array (AGATA) collaboration, is composed of three main blocks: preamplifiers, digitizers and preprocessing electronics. The slow control system contains a custom Linux driver, a dynamic library and a server implementing network services. This work presents the first results of the digital FEE system coupled with a GALILEO germanium detector, which has demonstrated the capability to achieve an energy resolution of 1.53% at an energy of 1.33 MeV, similar to the one obtained with a conventional analog system. While keeping a good performance in terms of energy resolution, digital electronics will allow to instrument the full GALILEO array with a versatile system with high integration and low power consumption and costs.  
  Address [Barrientos, D.; Bortolato, D.; Cocconi, P.; Gulmini, M.; Rosso, D.; Toniolo, N.; Valiente-Dobon, J. J.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Legnaro, I-35020 Padua, Italy, Email: diego.barrientos@lnl.infn.it  
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  Publisher Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc Place of Publication Editor  
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  ISSN 0018-9499 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes WOS:000372013500005 Approved no  
  Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes  
  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2612  
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Author Barrientos, D.; Gonzalez, V.; Bellato, M.; Gadea, A.; Bazzacco, D.; Blasco, J.M.; Bortolato, D.; Egea, F.J.; Isocrate, R.; Pullia, A.; Rampazzo, G.; Sanchis, E.; Triossi, A. doi  openurl
  Title Multiple Register Synchronization With a High-Speed Serial Link Using the Aurora Protocol Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Abbreviated Journal IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.  
  Volume 60 Issue 5 Pages 3521-3525  
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  Abstract (up) In this work, the development and characterization of a multiple synchronous registers interface communicating with a high-speed serial link and using the Aurora protocol is presented. A detailed description of the developing process and the characterization methods and hardware test benches are also included. This interface will implement the slow control buses of the digitizer cards for the second generation of electronics for the Advanced GAmma Tracking Array (AGATA).  
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  Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1612  
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