This paper describes the electronics used for the ATLAS monitored drift tube (MDT) chambers. These chambers are the main component of the precision tracking system in the ATLAS muon spectrometer. The MDT detector system consists of 1,150 chambers containing a total of 354,000 drift tubes. It is capable of measuring the sagitta of muon tracks to an accuracy of 60 m m, which corresponds to a momentum accuracy of about 10% at p(T) = 1 TeV. The design and performance of the MDT readout electronics as well as the electronics for controlling, monitoring and powering the detector will be discussed. These electronics have been extensively tested under simulated running conditions and have undergone radiation testing certifying them for more than 10 years of LHC operation. They are now installed on the ATLAS detector and are operating during cosmic ray commissioning runs.

Arai, Y., Ball, B., Beretta, M., Boterenbrood, H., Brandenburg, G.w., Ceradini, F., et al. (2008). ATLAS Muon Drift Tube Electronics. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 3 [10.1088/1748-0221/3/09/P09001].

ATLAS Muon Drift Tube Electronics

CERADINI, Filippo;
2008-01-01

Abstract

This paper describes the electronics used for the ATLAS monitored drift tube (MDT) chambers. These chambers are the main component of the precision tracking system in the ATLAS muon spectrometer. The MDT detector system consists of 1,150 chambers containing a total of 354,000 drift tubes. It is capable of measuring the sagitta of muon tracks to an accuracy of 60 m m, which corresponds to a momentum accuracy of about 10% at p(T) = 1 TeV. The design and performance of the MDT readout electronics as well as the electronics for controlling, monitoring and powering the detector will be discussed. These electronics have been extensively tested under simulated running conditions and have undergone radiation testing certifying them for more than 10 years of LHC operation. They are now installed on the ATLAS detector and are operating during cosmic ray commissioning runs.
2008
Arai, Y., Ball, B., Beretta, M., Boterenbrood, H., Brandenburg, G.w., Ceradini, F., et al. (2008). ATLAS Muon Drift Tube Electronics. JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION, 3 [10.1088/1748-0221/3/09/P09001].
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