Development of HV-CMOS sensor technology for the next generation of particle physics experiments
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
Over the last 25 years, silicon sensor technology has become a critical ingredient in the success of the most challenging experiments in fundamental physics. The discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), most notably, would not have been possible without the very fine grained sensors which sit at the heart of the CERN detectors to measure (track) the trajectories of thousands of particles produced tens of millions of times per second. The next generation of experiments, being planned today, relies on a step-change in the performance of tracking sensor technologies. Scientists seek detectors that provide micron scale position accuracy and better than one nanosecond timing resolution, while being substantially thinner than a sheet of paper and requiring little cooling. To date it has not been possible to combine all of them in a single device.
In this research, I propose to develop novel Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) to achieve these parameters in a single device using industry standard, and therefore cost-effective, High Voltage-Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (HV-CMOS) processes. DMAPS have already been adopted as the chosen sensor technology for the Mu3e experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, for which I work on the construction of the first DMAPS pixel tracker that will come online in 2020. DMAPS are also developed for the planned phase-II upgrade of ATLAS at the LHC, for which the final technology decision is expected in 2019. Within the particle physics instrumentation community, there is now a wide consensus that DMAPS will replace traditional tracking sensor technologies in the next generation of particle physics experiments.
In spite of the major improvements already demonstrated by DMAPS, the enormous challenges set by future particle physics experiments demand further research to achieve yet more performant sensors. The main goal of this research is to develop highly performant DMAPS, targeting in the first place the reduction of the pixel area, the improvement of the time resolution and the increase of the radiation tolerance. I will also develop full-size DMAPS detectors with optimised performance and pursue the deployment of these devices for particle physics experiments and beyond. These new detectors can have a massive impact in experiments such as a planned upgrade of Mu3e and future upgrades at the High Luminosity-LHC (HL-LHC), but also in the medical and commercial fields as the low cost typical of HV-CMOS processes will make DMAPS tracking detectors available to many.
In this research, I propose to develop novel Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) to achieve these parameters in a single device using industry standard, and therefore cost-effective, High Voltage-Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (HV-CMOS) processes. DMAPS have already been adopted as the chosen sensor technology for the Mu3e experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland, for which I work on the construction of the first DMAPS pixel tracker that will come online in 2020. DMAPS are also developed for the planned phase-II upgrade of ATLAS at the LHC, for which the final technology decision is expected in 2019. Within the particle physics instrumentation community, there is now a wide consensus that DMAPS will replace traditional tracking sensor technologies in the next generation of particle physics experiments.
In spite of the major improvements already demonstrated by DMAPS, the enormous challenges set by future particle physics experiments demand further research to achieve yet more performant sensors. The main goal of this research is to develop highly performant DMAPS, targeting in the first place the reduction of the pixel area, the improvement of the time resolution and the increase of the radiation tolerance. I will also develop full-size DMAPS detectors with optimised performance and pursue the deployment of these devices for particle physics experiments and beyond. These new detectors can have a massive impact in experiments such as a planned upgrade of Mu3e and future upgrades at the High Luminosity-LHC (HL-LHC), but also in the medical and commercial fields as the low cost typical of HV-CMOS processes will make DMAPS tracking detectors available to many.
Planned Impact
This research aims to push the performance limits of Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) detectors to maximise the potential of the next generation of experiments in particle physics. Whilst the immediate, obvious application is in particle physics, the project has potential to go beyond the laboratory and make significant and lasting impacts in other fields of science, improve daily life for people through healthcare and train new researchers and professionals. I will split the impact of my research into: 1) technology and industry, and 2) skills development.
1) Impact through technology and industry. The goal is the advancement of society through technology developed for particle physics with engagement of UK industry to impact economy.
Ideas to deliver on the timescale of the fellowship include:
a) The department has a contract in place with Proton Partners International Ltd. (PPI), a commercial company developing a number of proton therapy centres for cancer treatment across the UK, including an on-campus facility at Liverpool. The Department of Physics will provide beam instrumentation that improves outcomes for patients particularly in paediatric cases. The DMAPS developed in this fellowship, with much improved performance, will be evaluated to establish their performance in this environment, and compare the results to traditional silicon detectors and today's state-of-the-art DMAPS.
b) Satellite applications: The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a satellite-based particle physics experiment that was launched in 2015 to study high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and search for dark matter. Motivated by the success of DAMPE, the astro-particle physics community proposed the next generation of the experiment, referred to as DAMPE-II as the priority from 2019-2030. In collaboration with the astro-particle physics research centre Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) in China, DMAPS developed in this fellowship will be used to study the replacement of the traditional silicon detectors of DAMPE-III.
c) Precision mass spectrometry: Fast and precise mass spectrometry has a wide range of applications including the detection of explosives and narcotics, medical diagnostics and process control in industry and agriculture. DMAPS developed in this fellowship with much improved granularity will be used to study the feasibility of using this sensor technology to characterise its ability to detect low energy ions over a range of ion masses. A successful demonstration would open the door to using DMAPS as a high granularity detector in mass spectrometry, thus enhancing substantially the mass separation resolution and potentially achieving single ion sensitivity.
d) Photon, X-ray and gamma ray applications: Core R&D work in this fellowship is strongly focused on the detection of charged particles, however the exceptional timing resolution of DMAPS offers interesting applications also if sensitivity to photons across the electromagnetic spectrum can be demonstrated. DMAPS developed in this fellowship with much improved time resolution will be used to analyse the response of this sensor technology in the detection of photons, X-rays and gamma rays. Such a demonstration would open the door to applications in a multitude of new areas including fast imaging, imaging in extreme radiation environments, and gamma and x-ray cameras.
2) Impact through skills development. The goal is the recruitment and training of our young researchers and professionals.
This fellowship will offer me an excellent opportunity to attract and engage individuals from our current generation of students and train them with expertise in high-tech hardware, firmware and software skills in the environment of national and international projects. At the same time, I will engage in activities to promote this research and attract more women to Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM).
1) Impact through technology and industry. The goal is the advancement of society through technology developed for particle physics with engagement of UK industry to impact economy.
Ideas to deliver on the timescale of the fellowship include:
a) The department has a contract in place with Proton Partners International Ltd. (PPI), a commercial company developing a number of proton therapy centres for cancer treatment across the UK, including an on-campus facility at Liverpool. The Department of Physics will provide beam instrumentation that improves outcomes for patients particularly in paediatric cases. The DMAPS developed in this fellowship, with much improved performance, will be evaluated to establish their performance in this environment, and compare the results to traditional silicon detectors and today's state-of-the-art DMAPS.
b) Satellite applications: The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) is a satellite-based particle physics experiment that was launched in 2015 to study high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and search for dark matter. Motivated by the success of DAMPE, the astro-particle physics community proposed the next generation of the experiment, referred to as DAMPE-II as the priority from 2019-2030. In collaboration with the astro-particle physics research centre Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) in China, DMAPS developed in this fellowship will be used to study the replacement of the traditional silicon detectors of DAMPE-III.
c) Precision mass spectrometry: Fast and precise mass spectrometry has a wide range of applications including the detection of explosives and narcotics, medical diagnostics and process control in industry and agriculture. DMAPS developed in this fellowship with much improved granularity will be used to study the feasibility of using this sensor technology to characterise its ability to detect low energy ions over a range of ion masses. A successful demonstration would open the door to using DMAPS as a high granularity detector in mass spectrometry, thus enhancing substantially the mass separation resolution and potentially achieving single ion sensitivity.
d) Photon, X-ray and gamma ray applications: Core R&D work in this fellowship is strongly focused on the detection of charged particles, however the exceptional timing resolution of DMAPS offers interesting applications also if sensitivity to photons across the electromagnetic spectrum can be demonstrated. DMAPS developed in this fellowship with much improved time resolution will be used to analyse the response of this sensor technology in the detection of photons, X-rays and gamma rays. Such a demonstration would open the door to applications in a multitude of new areas including fast imaging, imaging in extreme radiation environments, and gamma and x-ray cameras.
2) Impact through skills development. The goal is the recruitment and training of our young researchers and professionals.
This fellowship will offer me an excellent opportunity to attract and engage individuals from our current generation of students and train them with expertise in high-tech hardware, firmware and software skills in the environment of national and international projects. At the same time, I will engage in activities to promote this research and attract more women to Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM).
Organisations
- University of Liverpool (Fellow, Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- Heidelberg University (Collaboration)
- University of Zurich (Collaboration)
- Lancaster University (Collaboration)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (Collaboration)
- Institute Josef Stefan (Collaboration)
- Institute of High Energy Physics (Collaboration)
- Institute of Physics of Cantabria (Collaboration)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) (Collaboration)
- TU Dortmund University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Carleton University (Collaboration)
- FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of Seville (Collaboration)
- Ruder Boskovic Institute (Collaboration)
- University of Bonn (Collaboration)
- University of Barcelona (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Materials Physics Magurele-Bucharest (Collaboration)
Publications
Agostini P
(2021)
The Large Hadron-Electron Collider at the HL-LHC
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
André K
(2022)
An experiment for electron-hadron scattering at the LHC
in The European Physical Journal C
Arndt K
(2021)
Technical design of the phase I Mu3e experiment
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Franks M
(2021)
E-TCT characterization of a thinned, backside biased, irradiated HV-CMOS pixel test structure
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Gooding J
(2022)
Development of a silicon based polarimeter for the low energy prototype proton EDM ring
in Journal of Instrumentation
Hammerich J
(2022)
Towards MightyPix, an HV-MAPS for the LHCb Mighty Tracker upgrade
in Journal of Instrumentation
Hernández R
(2021)
Latest Depleted CMOS Sensor Developments in the CERN RD50 Collaboration
Hiti B
(2021)
Characterisation of analogue front end and time walk in CMOS active pixel sensor
in Journal of Instrumentation
Description | Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) in commercially available High Voltage-CMOS (HV-CMOS) processes are extremely attractive position sensitive silicon sensors for experiments in particle physics. Given their huge potential, these sensors have been adopted for the pixel tracker for the Mu3e experiment and are under consideration for several Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments. To meet the extreme requirements of future experiments, however, DMAPS require further research to achieve a step change improvement to their performance especially in terms of granularity, time resolution and radiation tolerance. In this grant, we are going to address these three issues. We have have developed solutions that yield important improvements in simulations. To corroborate these predictions in a real device, we have designed new prototypes (UKRI-MPW and RD50-MPW chip series) that implement the proposed solutions. In parallel we are actively proposing the use of DMAPS sensors in new physics experiments, the Mighty Tracker detector for the LHCb Upgrade Ib and II and proton Electric Dipole Moment (pEDM) searches at COSY. |
Exploitation Route | Other groups might incorporate the techniques we have developed to improve DMAPS sensors. |
Sectors | Education Electronics Healthcare Other |
Description | This grant and its findings are allowing us to develop a wide range of new skills to train the next generation of researchers and professionals to address the skills shortage in STEM. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Societal Policy & public services |
Description | Particle Physics: Towards a UK Technology R&D Roadmap for Accelerators, Detectors, and Software and Computing |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
URL | https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/STFC-220822-ParticlePhysicsTowardsUKTechnologyRDRoad... |
Description | (AIDAinnova) - Advancement and Innovation for Detectors at Accelerators |
Amount | € 12,677,813 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 101004761 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 03/2021 |
End | 03/2025 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Carleton University |
Country | Canada |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Fondazione Bruno Kessler |
Country | Italy |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Institute Josef Stefan |
Country | Slovenia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Institute of High Energy Physics |
Country | Austria |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Institute of Physics of Cantabria |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Lancaster University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | National Institute of Materials Physics Magurele-Bucharest |
Country | Romania |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | Ruder Boskovic Institute |
Country | Croatia |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | University of Barcelona |
Department | Faculty of Physics |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | University of Bonn |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Organisation | University of Seville |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I initiated and lead the CMOS Working Group of the CERN-RD50 collaboration, which currently involves more than 40 people from 17 institutes in 11 countries worldwide. I have led the simulation, design and submission of the RD50 CMOS detector prototypes developed so far (RD50-MPW1 in 2017, RD50-MPW2 in 2019, RD50-MPW3 in 2021, and RD50-MPW4 in 2023). We are currently active in: -) TCAD simulations: the University of Liverpool has done and continuous doing extensive Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations to anticipate the performance of the sensor before its fabrication. -) Sensor design: the University of Liverpool has co-designed and submitted all the RD50-MPW prototypes. -) DAQ development: HEPHY, IFIC and the University of Liverpool have developed the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by this working group. The DAQ is based on Caribou. In particular, Liverpool has played a crucial role in producing the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and reviewing the design of the printed circuit boards and firmware. -) Performance evaluation: all the institutes involved contribute to the measurement programme. JSI irradiates the samples at their facilities in the TRIGA reactor. Although the CERN-RD50 collaboration reached its end on 31.12.2023, all the partners have joined the new follow-up collaboration (DRD3) where the work to develop the sensor continues. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, Barcelona, Bonn and Seville have co-designed RD50-MPW3. -) HEPHY and IFIC have developed the printed circuit boards and firmware to read out the CMOS detector prototypes designed by the collaboration. -) JSI have irradiated the samples to study their behaviour after irradiation. They have contributed to the measurement programme. -) We have measured prototypes at the ion beam facility at IRB. -) CPPM, HEPHY, IFAE, IFIC, NIKHEF, Lancaster and Seville have contributed to the measurement programme as well. |
Impact | -) CMOS detector prototypes -) DAQs for these prototypes |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | JEDI collaboration |
Organisation | Julich Research Centre |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | We have joined the JEDI (Jülich Electric Dipole moment Investigations) collaboration. We are doing physics simulations towards a silicon based polarimeter for pEDM (proton Electric Dipole Moment) searches. We are evaluating the performance of such polarimeter in the laboratory and in test beams as well. We are seeking additional funding for this effort. |
Collaborator Contribution | Our partners in the JEDI collaboration have provided a knowledgeable insight to the current details of the experiment. |
Impact | Simulation models for the polarimeter and a pellet target. We have published the results and applied for dedicated funding. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | Heidelberg University |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
Department | Space Science and Technology Department |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | Technical University of Dortmund |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | University of Bonn |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Mighty Tracker |
Organisation | University of Zurich |
Country | Switzerland |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | I co-chair the MightyPix Consortium of research institutes to develop a DMAPS pixel chip for the LHCb Mighty Tracker Uprade Ib and II. Liverpool and KIT are currently working together on the design of MightyPix1, the first DMAPS with an LHCb Data AcQuisition System (DAQ) compatible interface. Liverpool and KIT share one PhD student working in the design. We have another PhD student working on the performance evaluation of existing prototypes. Liverpool provides sensor design and expertise on the LHCb DAQ. I chair the MightyPix Sensor Design Meetings and I am an active member of the Mighty Tracker Coordination Team. Liverpool co-designs the mechanics for this detector. |
Collaborator Contribution | -) KIT provides sensor design; -) Bonn provides the DAQ; -) KIT, RAL, Bonn, Edinburgh, Heidelberg and Dortmund contribute with sensor performance evaluation; -) Manchester contributes with the mechanics design. |
Impact | MightyPix1 prototype delivered in January 2023. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Title | Radiation-hard CMOS sensor |
Description | The patent is about a dedicated pixel cross-section for High Voltage-CMOS (HV-CMOS) sensors with high radiation tolerance, optimised for backside biasing at very high voltages. We have designed a proof-of-concept prototype, UKRI-MPW0, and fabricated it with LFoundry S.r.l. Our performance evaluation programme has revealed that samples have a depletion depth of about 50 um after irradiation to 1E16 neq/cm^2. Further measurements are currently ongoing. The incorporation of the dedicated pixel cross-section into CMOS sensors offers the potential for: improved radiation hardness, improved performance in high radiation environments, effective operation at high voltage, combined light/radiation detection, cost effectiveness. |
IP Reference | PCT/GB2023/050362 |
Protection | Patent / Patent application |
Year Protection Granted | 2022 |
Licensed | No |
Impact | I have formed a formal partnership with LFoundry S.r.l. (the manufacturer) and I am doing a market survey with Qi3 to understand and identify market needs for my invention. I am working with the Liverpool IP Commercialisation Team to develop a business case. Our primary application of the UKRI-MPW pixel chip is particle detection in experiments for fundamental physics, such as future upgrades of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Other areas we are exploring are particle beam therapy, medical imaging, electron microscopy, nuclear facility monitoring and remote handling, space and military applications. |
Title | Graphical User Interface (GUI) to read out the CMOS detectors designed within the CERN-RD50 collaboration |
Description | The Graphical User Interface (GUI) allows users to interact with the Data AcQuisition system (DAQ) to read out the CMOS detectors developed within the CERN-RD50 collaboration in an easy and accessible way. |
Type Of Technology | Systems, Materials & Instrumental Engineering |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | Further collaboration with other CERN-RD50 member institutes, especially with HEPHY - Vienna and IFIC - University of Valencia. |
Description | Interview with Innovation News Network |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Reach general audience with my R&D programme |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/hv-cmos-sensors-the-future-of-fundamental-physics-experiments/... |
Description | Media campaign to celebrate the International Women and Girls in Science day (11th February) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | To celebrate the International Women and Girls in Science day (11th February), I engaged in a media campaign run by the Department of Physics at Liverpool. This media campaign consisted of individual stories from female researchers of the department, including mine, and several tweets that were shared via the departmental Twitter channel. The campaign received many very positive comments and reached more than 30,000 individual accounts in Twitter on the same day. It was shared by STFC, Fermilab, etc. and received "likes" from the EU's Marie Curie Actions, FCC study at CERN and many others. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/physics/equality-diversity/women-in-science-2020/eva-vilella-figueras/ |
Description | Media campaign to celebrate the International Women's day (8th of March) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | To celebrate the International Women's day (8th of March), I engaged in an outreach activity run by the LHCb collaboration. This outreach activity consisted on preparing a poster with pictures of women who work for LHCb (it has 115 pictures). The poster has been printed and it is on display at CERN. It was also shared via the LHCb Twitter channel. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | http://lhcb-media.web.cern.ch/lhcb-media/WomenInLHCb/WomenInLHCb_print.pdf |
Description | Podcast with THE Connect: Pushing the frontiers of particle physics globally |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Podcast to discuss the unique expertise and infrastructure that the University of Liverpool offers its researchers, allowing them to push the frontiers of particle physics to understand the deepest secrets of the universe, and attract interested researchers to come and work with us. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
URL | https://www.timeshighereducation.com/content/university-liverpool-researchers-frontiers-particle-phy... |