Front-end-electronics communication software for multiple detectors in the ALICE experiment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 557, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 631-638

  Bablok, S ^a,b   Conner, E S ^a   Hartung, G ^c   Keidel, R ^a   Kofler, C ^a   Krawutschke, T ^c   Lindenstruth, V ^d   Rohrich D ^b  

^a FACHHOCHSCHULE WORMS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Campus Deutz   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALICE detector control; Communication software; DIM; Embedded system; Front End Electronics; Linux

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; RELIABILITY;

ALICE DETECTOR CONTROL; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; DIM; FRONT-END-ELECTRONICS; LINUX;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 31444434148     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2005.11.208     Document Type: Article

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