LHC capability - ATLAS

Lead Research Organisation: University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy

Abstract

Development of capability for LHC - ATLAS experiment
Refer to ATLAS-UK upgrade proposal to PPRP: "UPGRADING THE ATLAS EXPERIMENT FOR THE LUMINOSITY FRONTIER AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER" PPRP meeting, September 2012

Planned Impact

Development of capability for LHC - ATLAS experiment
Refer to ATLAS-UK upgrade proposal to PPRP: "UPGRADING THE ATLAS EXPERIMENT FOR THE LUMINOSITY FRONTIER AT THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER" PPRP meeting, September 2012

Publications

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Allport P (2014) Development of planar pixel modules for the ATLAS high luminosity LHC tracker upgrade in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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Collaboration T (2014) A neural network clustering algorithm for the ATLAS silicon pixel detector in Journal of Instrumentation

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Díez S (2014) A double-sided, shield-less stave prototype for the ATLAS Upgrade strip tracker for the High Luminosity LHC in Journal of Instrumentation

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Gonzalez-Sevilla S (2014) A double-sided silicon micro-strip Super-Module for the ATLAS Inner Detector upgrade in the High-Luminosity LHC in Journal of Instrumentation

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Huffman B (2016) Radiation hardness of two CMOS prototypes for the ATLAS HL-LHC upgrade project. in Journal of Instrumentation

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Maneuski D (2015) Edge pixel response studies of edgeless silicon sensor technology for pixellated imaging detectors in Journal of Instrumentation

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Milovanovic M (2014) Silicon sensors with various pixel geometries adapted for a common readout ASIC in Journal of Instrumentation

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Miucci A (2014) Radiation-hard Active Pixel Sensors for HL-LHC Detector Upgrades based on HV-CMOS Technology in Journal of Instrumentation

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Peric I (2014) High-voltage pixel sensors for ATLAS upgrade in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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Unno Y (2014) Development of n+-in-p large-area silicon microstrip sensors for very high radiation environments - ATLAS12 design and initial results in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

 
Description Silicon sensor systems for tracking at the high-luminosity Large Hadron Collider at CERN. This essentially takes are very high resolution photograph of the products of the collisions of two protons at the Large Hadron Collider. Using this information, scientists can understand the underlying physics and under the interactions between fundamental particles.
Exploitation Route Yes,
The results of the research are published in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.
Sensor systems could be exploited in security and health, as well as areas of research e.g. synchrotron science
Sectors Education,Electronics,Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy
 
Description ATLAS Upgrade collaboration 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department ATLAS Collaboration
Country Switzerland 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution The UK participates in the following upgrade projects: Tracker, L1 calorimeter trigger, L1 track trigger, High Level Trigger and Computing & Software Within the the tracker the UK has made significant contributions to the development of radiation hard sensors, readout electronics, module assembly and construction of local and global mechanical supports. UK physicists hold a number of international leadership roles within the Tracker Upgrade Collaboration, including the project leader. Within the L1 calorimeter trigger, the UK is responsible for the design, construction and commissioning of the eFEX and ROD boards. The UK is one of the main proponents of the L1 Track Trigger programme and is providing studies of the impact on the physics, designing the data flow and implementing within the strip readout. The UK provides expertise and leadership in a number of areas within the High Level Trigger, covering muon and electron signatures and global and tracking software. Within Computing & Software the UK provides expertise in developing the simulation and tracking software for high multiplicity environments and taking advantages of new computing architectures.
Collaborator Contribution The international ATLAS Upgrade programme consists of contributions from about 174 institutions (the UK is 15 of the 174). Our partners bring funding that makes the large undertaking of upgrading the ATLAS experiment possible. Our partners provide complementary expertise to the UK and take responsibility for other areas of the project.
Impact ~600 scientific papers and reports from 2010-present. The project brings together experts in many disciplines: Physics, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computing & software