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The tasks of this project will center on the application of the RCE readout on the pixel upgrade calibration needs. After initial training on how to program and run test with the RCEs, the student is expected to carry out performance benchmark studies for the pixel calibrations to identify the sources of speed limitations and examine general resource usage, then seek means of improving the calibration performance. There is also an extensive need to adapt existing pixel calibration software for the new FE-I4 readout chip for IBL/upgrade, in the official calibration framework. Depending on the rate of progress, it may be also possible to pursue more advanced exploration of the additional resources in the RCEs e.g. the DSP tiles for drastic performance gains through parallel processing. The project work mostly involve online programing in C++ on the RCE DAQ boards and associated interaction with pixel readout electronics.
Contact: Martin Kocian , Su Dong