The Hardware Muon Trigger Track Finder Processor in CMS - Architecture and Algorithm

The paper discusses the architecture and functionality of the muon trigger track finder processor. The system segmentation and algorithm are described in detail. The system and algorithm has been optimized using the hardware description language VHDL. The processor is based on data from the drift tube muon chambers. The task of the processor is to identify muons and measure their transverse momentum pt. Data of more than two hundred thousand drift cells are used to determine the location of muons and measure their transverse momentum.