EUDAQ $-$ A Data Acquisition Software Framework for Common Beam Telescopes
physics.ins-det
/ Authors
P. Ahlburg, S. Arfaoui, J. -H. Arling, H. Augustin, D. Barney, M. Benoit, T. Bisanz, E. Corrin, D. Cussans, D. Dannheim
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J. Dreyling-Eschweiler, T. Eichhorn, A. Fiergolski, I. -M. Gregor, J. Grosse-Knetter, D. Haas, L. Huth, A. Irles, H. Jansen, J. Janssen, M. Keil, J. S. Keller, M. Kiehn, H. J. Kim, J. Kroll, K. Krüger, S. Kulis, J. Kvasnicka, J. Lange, Y. Liu, F. Lütticke, C. Marinas, P. Martinengo, A. Nurnberg
/ Abstract
EUDAQ is a generic data acquisition software developed for use in conjunction with common beam telescopes at charged particle beam lines. Providing high-precision reference tracks for performance studies of new sensors, beam telescopes are essential for the research and development towards future detectors for high-energy physics. As beam time is a highly limited resource, EUDAQ has been designed with reliability and ease-of-use in mind. It enables flexible integration of different independent devices under test via their specific data acquisition systems into a top-level framework. EUDAQ controls all components globally, handles the data flow centrally and synchronises and records the data streams. Over the past decade, EUDAQ has been deployed as part of a wide range of successful test beam campaigns and detector development applications.