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@article{Hall:2025:12/c12006,
author = {Hall, G},
doi = {12/c12006},
journal = {Journal of Instrumentation},
pages = {C12006--C12006},
title = {The evolution of particle physics electronics},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/12/c12006},
volume = {20},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Since the foundation of CERN in 1954, there have been significant changes in detector technologies which in turn have necessitated big changes in readout and data acquisition electronics. Many of them have taken place since about 1990 during preparations for LHC, profiting especially from the commercial impetus driving the rapid growth of consumer electronics. It is arguable that the most important developments in LHC particle physics detectors were in the electronics area, with increasing use of custom integrated circuits (ASICs) on an enormous scale compared to the past; the application of fibre-optic links, also on a large scale and previously virtually unknown in high energy physics, and rapid advances in programmable digital electronics, culminating in extremely large, powerful FPGAs, which have been exploited for flexible data acquisition and triggering. Using these rapidly-evolving technologies presented formidable technical challenges, fortunately mostly successfully overcome. However, even the largest particle physics applications are still on a very modest scale compared to commercial demands, raising issues such as access to manufacturers at reasonable costs and delivery schedules. The use of electronic circuitry actually predates CERN and some early applications, such as triggering detectors and storing data electronically, are still among those which drive developments today. It is informative to look at some history to try to foresee implications for the future.</jats:p>
AU - Hall,G
DO - 12/c12006
EP - 12006
PY - 2025///
SP - 12006
TI - The evolution of particle physics electronics
T2 - Journal of Instrumentation
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/12/c12006
UR - https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/20/12/c12006
VL - 20
ER -