2013/10/03 by P. De Lurgio, De Lurgio, P., Z. Djurcic +13
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) #hep-ex #physics.ins-det
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1310.1098
21 page, 15 figures
arxiv created 2013/10/03 · arxiv updated 2013/10/07
A new prototype wireless data acquisition system has been developed with the intended application to read-out instrumentation systems having a large number of channels. In addition such system could be deployed in smaller detectors requiring increased mobility. The data acquisition and control system is based on 802.11n compliant hardware and protocols. In this paper we describe our case study with a single readout channel performed for a potential large detector containing photomultiplier tubes. The front-end circuitry, including a high-voltage power supply is powered wirelessly thus creating an all-wireless detector readout. The benchmarked performance of the prototype system and how a large scale implementation of the system might be realized are discussed.