Readout electronics upgrade of CMS DT ϕ superlayers

A. Bergnoli; L. Barcellan; M. Bellato; L. Castellani; F. Gonella; A. Griggio; R. Isocrate; F. Marini; L. Modenese; M. Toffano; G. Abbiendi; M. Alcalde Martínez; G. Alampi; J. Alcaraz Maestre; B. Alvarez Gonzalez; N. Amapane; J. Ayllón Torresano; C. Baldanza; C. Battilana; C. F. Bedoya; T. Beetz; G. Bencze; N. Beni; M. Benettoni; C. Blanco Ramos; L. Borgonovi; U. Böttger; J. Brochero Cifuentes; V. Cafaro; E. Calvo; R. Carlin; O. M. Carretero; F. R. Cavallo; M. Cepeda; M. Cerrada; P. Checchia; L. Ciano; N. Colino; D. Corti; G. Cotto; A. Crupano; S. Cuadrado Calzada; J. Cuevas; J. Cuchillo Ortega; G. M. Dallavalle; D. Dattola; C. Daumann; B. De La Cruz; P. De Remigis; J. F. de Trocóniz; J. del Riego Badas; D. Eliseev; J. Erdmann; A. Escalante del Valle; N. Esper; D. Estrada Acevedo; F. Fabbri; A. Fanfani; R. Farinelli; D. Fasanella; J. Fernandez Menendez; D. Fernández del Val; J. P.Fernández Ramos; S. Folgueras; M. C. Fouz; D. Francia Ferrero; J. García Romero; C. García Sánchez; F. Gasparini; U. Gasparini; P. Giacomelli; V. Giordano; I. Gonzalez Caballero; M. González Hernández; O. González López; S. Goy López; A. Gozzelino; L. Guandalini; L. Guiducci; M. Gulmini; T. Hebbeker; K. Hoepfner; M. I. Josa; B. Kiani; N. Lai; P. Leguina; J. Llorente Merino; S. Lo Meo; L. Lunerti; S. Marcellini; M. Margoni; C. Mariotti; C. Martín Pérez; E. Martín Viscasillas; J. J.Martinez Morales; S. Maselli; G. Masetti; M. Merschmeyer; A. T. Meneguzzo; J. Molnar; F. Montecassiano; D. Moran; A. Navarro Tobar; F. Navarria; M. Obeso Menéndez; G. Paggi; E. Palencia Cortezon; R. Panero; M. Passaseo; R. Paz Herrera; B. Philipps; J. Prado Pico; C. Presser; F. Primavera; J. Puerta Pelayo; J. C.Puras Sánchez; H. Reithler; I. Redondo; D. D.Redondo Ferrero; P. Ronchese; F. Rotondo; T. Rovelli; M. Ruspa; E. Sánchez Berenguer; V. Sarkisovi; J. Sastre; A. Schmidt; A. Sharma; F. Simonetto; A. Soto Rodríguez; J. L. Späh; Z. Szillasi; D. Teyssier; N. Toniolo; E. Torassa; G. Torromeo; A. Triossi; B. Ujvari; G. Umoret; I. Valinotto; S. Ventura; C. Vico Villalba; F. P. Zantis; G. Zilizi; P. Zotto; G. Zumerle

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2026.171711

Readout electronics upgrade of CMS DT ϕ superlayers

A. Bergnoli^*
, L. Barcellan
, M. Bellato
, L. Castellani
, F. Gonella
, A. Griggio
, R. Isocrate
, F. Marini
, L. Modenese
, M. Toffano
, G. Abbiendi
, M. Alcalde Martínez
, G. Alampi
, J. Alcaraz Maestre
, B. Alvarez Gonzalez
, N. Amapane
, J. Ayllón Torresano
, C. Baldanza
, C. Battilana
, C. F. Bedoya

T. Beetz, G. Bencze, N. Beni, M. Benettoni, C. Blanco Ramos, L. Borgonovi, U. Böttger, J. Brochero Cifuentes, V. Cafaro, E. Calvo, R. Carlin, O. M. Carretero, F. R. Cavallo, M. Cepeda, M. Cerrada, P. Checchia, L. Ciano, N. Colino, D. Corti, G. Cotto, A. Crupano, S. Cuadrado Calzada, J. Cuevas, J. Cuchillo Ortega, G. M. Dallavalle, D. Dattola, C. Daumann, B. De La Cruz, P. De Remigis, J. F. de Trocóniz, J. del Riego Badas, D. Eliseev, J. Erdmann, A. Escalante del Valle, N. Esper, D. Estrada Acevedo, F. Fabbri, A. Fanfani, R. Farinelli, D. Fasanella, J. Fernandez Menendez, D. Fernández del Val, J. P.Fernández Ramos, S. Folgueras, M. C. Fouz, D. Francia Ferrero, J. García Romero, C. García Sánchez, F. Gasparini, U. Gasparini, P. Giacomelli, V. Giordano, I. Gonzalez Caballero, M. González Hernández, O. González López, S. Goy López, A. Gozzelino, L. Guandalini, L. Guiducci, M. Gulmini, T. Hebbeker, K. Hoepfner, M. I. Josa, B. Kiani, N. Lai, P. Leguina, J. Llorente Merino, S. Lo Meo, L. Lunerti, S. Marcellini, M. Margoni, C. Mariotti, C. Martín Pérez, E. Martín Viscasillas, J. J.Martinez Morales, S. Maselli, G. Masetti, M. Merschmeyer, A. T. Meneguzzo, J. Molnar, F. Montecassiano, D. Moran, A. Navarro Tobar, F. Navarria, M. Obeso Menéndez, G. Paggi, E. Palencia Cortezon, R. Panero, M. Passaseo, R. Paz Herrera, B. Philipps, J. Prado Pico, C. Presser, F. Primavera, J. Puerta Pelayo, J. C.Puras Sánchez, H. Reithler, I. Redondo, D. D.Redondo Ferrero, P. Ronchese, F. Rotondo, T. Rovelli, M. Ruspa, E. Sánchez Berenguer, V. Sarkisovi, J. Sastre, A. Schmidt, A. Sharma, F. Simonetto, A. Soto Rodríguez, J. L. Späh, Z. Szillasi, D. Teyssier, N. Toniolo, E. Torassa, G. Torromeo, A. Triossi, B. Ujvari, G. Umoret, I. Valinotto, S. Ventura, C. Vico Villalba, F. P. Zantis, G. Zilizi, P. Zotto, G. Zumerle

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In the barrel region of the CMS detector, the drift tube chambers (DT) provide muon tracking and triggering. As a consequence of the higher event rate expected during High-Luminosity LHC, the new CMS trigger requirements will exceed the present capabilities of the drift tube on-detector electronics. For reasons that encompass higher performance, chamber aging mitigation, and maintainability, the DT collaboration will replace legacy readout and trigger electronics during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), which is expected to last for four years, starting from 2026. The current on-detector electronics of DT superlayers for azimuthal angle ϕ measurements will be replaced by new boards called on-board-drift-tube for ϕ view (OBDT-ϕ) electronic module. This new electronics, which deploys 240 time to digital converters per board, obtains the LHC clock information directly from the back-end, provides several data streams at a rate of 10 Gbps, and offers a resolution of approximately 1 ns. The design, performance and qualification of this system will be presented.

Original language	English
Article number	171711
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1091
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2026.171711
State	Published - Nov 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

CMS
Detector control
Drift tubes
FPGA
Front-end electronics for detector readout
OBDT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Bergnoli, A., Barcellan, L., Bellato, M., Castellani, L., Gonella, F., Griggio, A., Isocrate, R., Marini, F., Modenese, L., Toffano, M., Abbiendi, G., Martínez, M. A., Alampi, G., Maestre, J. A., Gonzalez, B. A., Amapane, N., Torresano, J. A., Baldanza, C., Battilana, C., ... Zumerle, G. (2026). Readout electronics upgrade of CMS DT ϕ superlayers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1091, Article 171711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2026.171711

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T1 - Readout electronics upgrade of CMS DT ϕ superlayers

AU - Bergnoli, A.

AU - Barcellan, L.

AU - Bellato, M.

AU - Castellani, L.

AU - Gonella, F.

AU - Griggio, A.

AU - Isocrate, R.

AU - Marini, F.

AU - Modenese, L.

AU - Toffano, M.

AU - Abbiendi, G.

AU - Martínez, M. Alcalde

AU - Alampi, G.

AU - Maestre, J. Alcaraz

AU - Gonzalez, B. Alvarez

AU - Amapane, N.

AU - Torresano, J. Ayllón

AU - Baldanza, C.

AU - Battilana, C.

AU - Bedoya, C. F.

AU - Beetz, T.

AU - Bencze, G.

AU - Beni, N.

AU - Benettoni, M.

AU - Ramos, C. Blanco

AU - Borgonovi, L.

AU - Böttger, U.

AU - Cifuentes, J. Brochero

AU - Cafaro, V.

AU - Calvo, E.

AU - Carlin, R.

AU - Carretero, O. M.

AU - Cavallo, F. R.

AU - Cepeda, M.

AU - Cerrada, M.

AU - Checchia, P.

AU - Ciano, L.

AU - Colino, N.

AU - Corti, D.

AU - Cotto, G.

AU - Crupano, A.

AU - Calzada, S. Cuadrado

AU - Cuevas, J.

AU - Ortega, J. Cuchillo

AU - Dallavalle, G. M.

AU - Dattola, D.

AU - Daumann, C.

AU - De La Cruz, B.

AU - De Remigis, P.

AU - de Trocóniz, J. F.

AU - del Riego Badas, J.

AU - Eliseev, D.

AU - Erdmann, J.

AU - del Valle, A. Escalante

AU - Esper, N.

AU - Acevedo, D. Estrada

AU - Fabbri, F.

AU - Fanfani, A.

AU - Farinelli, R.

AU - Fasanella, D.

AU - Menendez, J. Fernandez

AU - del Val, D. Fernández

AU - Ramos, J. P.Fernández

AU - Folgueras, S.

AU - Fouz, M. C.

AU - Ferrero, D. Francia

AU - Romero, J. García

AU - Sánchez, C. García

AU - Gasparini, F.

AU - Gasparini, U.

AU - Giacomelli, P.

AU - Giordano, V.

AU - Caballero, I. Gonzalez

AU - Hernández, M. González

AU - López, O. González

AU - López, S. Goy

AU - Gozzelino, A.

AU - Guandalini, L.

AU - Guiducci, L.

AU - Gulmini, M.

AU - Hebbeker, T.

AU - Hoepfner, K.

AU - Josa, M. I.

AU - Kiani, B.

AU - Lai, N.

AU - Leguina, P.

AU - Merino, J. Llorente

AU - Meo, S. Lo

AU - Lunerti, L.

AU - Marcellini, S.

AU - Margoni, M.

AU - Mariotti, C.

AU - Pérez, C. Martín

AU - Viscasillas, E. Martín

AU - Morales, J. J.Martinez

AU - Maselli, S.

AU - Masetti, G.

AU - Merschmeyer, M.

AU - Meneguzzo, A. T.

AU - Molnar, J.

AU - Montecassiano, F.

AU - Moran, D.

AU - Tobar, A. Navarro

AU - Navarria, F.

AU - Menéndez, M. Obeso

AU - Paggi, G.

AU - Cortezon, E. Palencia

AU - Panero, R.

AU - Passaseo, M.

AU - Herrera, R. Paz

AU - Philipps, B.

AU - Pico, J. Prado

AU - Presser, C.

AU - Primavera, F.

AU - Pelayo, J. Puerta

AU - Sánchez, J. C.Puras

AU - Reithler, H.

AU - Redondo, I.

AU - Ferrero, D. D.Redondo

AU - Ronchese, P.

AU - Rotondo, F.

AU - Rovelli, T.

AU - Ruspa, M.

AU - Berenguer, E. Sánchez

AU - Sarkisovi, V.

AU - Sastre, J.

AU - Schmidt, A.

AU - Sharma, A.

AU - Simonetto, F.

AU - Rodríguez, A. Soto

AU - Späh, J. L.

AU - Szillasi, Z.

AU - Teyssier, D.

AU - Toniolo, N.

AU - Torassa, E.

AU - Torromeo, G.

AU - Triossi, A.

AU - Ujvari, B.

AU - Umoret, G.

AU - Valinotto, I.

AU - Ventura, S.

AU - Villalba, C. Vico

AU - Zantis, F. P.

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PY - 2026/11

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N2 - In the barrel region of the CMS detector, the drift tube chambers (DT) provide muon tracking and triggering. As a consequence of the higher event rate expected during High-Luminosity LHC, the new CMS trigger requirements will exceed the present capabilities of the drift tube on-detector electronics. For reasons that encompass higher performance, chamber aging mitigation, and maintainability, the DT collaboration will replace legacy readout and trigger electronics during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), which is expected to last for four years, starting from 2026. The current on-detector electronics of DT superlayers for azimuthal angle ϕ measurements will be replaced by new boards called on-board-drift-tube for ϕ view (OBDT-ϕ) electronic module. This new electronics, which deploys 240 time to digital converters per board, obtains the LHC clock information directly from the back-end, provides several data streams at a rate of 10 Gbps, and offers a resolution of approximately 1 ns. The design, performance and qualification of this system will be presented.

AB - In the barrel region of the CMS detector, the drift tube chambers (DT) provide muon tracking and triggering. As a consequence of the higher event rate expected during High-Luminosity LHC, the new CMS trigger requirements will exceed the present capabilities of the drift tube on-detector electronics. For reasons that encompass higher performance, chamber aging mitigation, and maintainability, the DT collaboration will replace legacy readout and trigger electronics during Long Shutdown 3 (LS3), which is expected to last for four years, starting from 2026. The current on-detector electronics of DT superlayers for azimuthal angle ϕ measurements will be replaced by new boards called on-board-drift-tube for ϕ view (OBDT-ϕ) electronic module. This new electronics, which deploys 240 time to digital converters per board, obtains the LHC clock information directly from the back-end, provides several data streams at a rate of 10 Gbps, and offers a resolution of approximately 1 ns. The design, performance and qualification of this system will be presented.

KW - CMS

KW - Detector control

KW - Drift tubes

KW - FPGA

KW - Front-end electronics for detector readout

KW - OBDT

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105041325676

U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2026.171711

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2026.171711

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:105041325676

SN - 0168-9002

VL - 1091

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

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

M1 - 171711

ER -

Readout electronics upgrade of CMS DT ϕ superlayers

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