We present the latest results of an R&D study for a specialized processor capable of reconstructing, in a silicon pixel detector, high-quality tracks from high-energy collision events at 40 MHz. The processor applies a highly parallel pattern-recognition algorithm inspired to quick detection of edges in mammals visual cortex. After a detailed study of a real-detector application, demonstrating that online reconstruction of offline-quality tracks is feasible at 40 MHz with sub-microsecond latency, we are implementing a prototype using common high-bandwidth FPGA devices.
An "artificial retina" processor for track reconstruction at the full LHC crossing rate / A. Abba, F. Bedeschi, F. Caponio, R. Cenci, M. Citterio, A. Cusimano, J. Fu, A. Geraci, M. Grizzuti, N. Lusardi, P. Marino, M.J. Morello, N. Neri, D. Ninci, M. Petruzzo, A. Piucci, G. Punzi, L. Ristori, F. Spinella, S. Stracka, D. Tonelli, J. Walsh. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 824(2016 Jul 11), pp. 260-262. [10.1016/j.nima.2015.10.048]
An "artificial retina" processor for track reconstruction at the full LHC crossing rate
M. Citterio;J. Fu;N. Neri;M. Petruzzo;S. Stracka;
2016
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We present the latest results of an R&D study for a specialized processor capable of reconstructing, in a silicon pixel detector, high-quality tracks from high-energy collision events at 40 MHz. The processor applies a highly parallel pattern-recognition algorithm inspired to quick detection of edges in mammals visual cortex. After a detailed study of a real-detector application, demonstrating that online reconstruction of offline-quality tracks is feasible at 40 MHz with sub-microsecond latency, we are implementing a prototype using common high-bandwidth FPGA devices.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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