Published February 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Design of a new switching power supply for the ATLAS TileCAL front-end electronics

Creators

  • 1. Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439 (United States)

Description

We present the design of an upgraded switching power supply for the front-end electronics of the ATLAS hadron tile calorimeter (TileCAL) at the LHC. The new design features significant improvement in noise, improved fault detection, and improved reliability, while retaining the compact size, water-cooling, output control, and monitoring features. We discuss the steps taken to improve the design. We present the results from extensive radiation testing to qualify the design, including sensitivity to Single Event Upset. We also present our reliability analysis. Production of 2400 new bricks for the detector is currently in progress, and we present preliminary results from the production checkout.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/8/02/C02032

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Instrumentation
Journal Volume
8
Journal Issue
02
Journal Page Range
p. C02032
ISSN
1748-0221

Conference

Title
Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics 2012
Acronym
TWEPP12
Dates
17-21 Sep 2012
Place
Oxford (United Kingdom)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44068300
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CALORIMETERS; CERN LHC; CONTROL; DESIGN; DETECTION; MONITORING; RELIABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS