Implementation of multi-channel electronics system for astrophysical reaction studies at ORNL

The development of large area, high-granularity silicon detector arrays has created opportunities to study transfer reactions in inverse kinematics with low-intensity radioactive beams. We are developing a new detector array comprised of 24 double-sided silicon strip detectors that will allow measurements with lower thresholds and better resolution than current detectors at ORNL. To instrument this new array, we are implementing $\sim$2000 channels of signal processing electronics based on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) designed at Washington University. The ASICs handle pulse shaping, timing, triggering, and digitization of 32 channels all on a single chip. In addition, a Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems (RTEMS) is used for a network communication between the electronics and data acquisition server. Details of the electronics setup and a status report on the devices will be presented. We will also discuss plans to utilize this system for experiments of transfer reactions using radioactive ion beams.