FPGA based data read-out system of the Belle 2 pixel detector

Dmytro Levit, Igor Konorov, Yunpeng Bai, Stephan Paul

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Abstract

The Belle 2 experiment is undergoing an upgrade with the aim to perform the most precise measurement of the CP-violation using the state-of-the-art detectors. The silicon pixel detector is the innermost layer of the experiment. Because of the increased beam background and the high detection efficiency of the silicon pixel detector, the data rate of the detector is estimated at 22 GB/s which is 10 times higher than the data rate of the remaining detectors in the experiment. We build a two stages FPGA-based data read-out system which controls the detector and prepares the data for the online data reduction. The system consists of 48 modules in AMC form factor which use Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA and 4 GB DDR3 memory and 8 ATCA carrier boards with installed multi-channel cross-point switch for the dynamic interconnection of the FPGA modules. This setup enables the utilization of the hot spare modules which are activated in a case of module failure. The data processing in the system includes event re-assembly, cluster reconstruction and online sub-event building. To improve the quality of the data signal which is currently delivered over 15 m copper Infiniband cable, the radiation tolerance of the optical transmitters has been investigated. The paper will present the current system design and the results of the irradiation campaign.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467398626
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2016
Event2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 31 Oct 20157 Nov 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015

Conference

Conference2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, NSS/MIC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period31/10/157/11/15

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