LHC capability - ATLAS Tracker Upgrade Readout - Previous submission reference p50453 PixelATC2014 ST/,000672/1
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
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
Following the Government's announcement of additional capital funding for science in its Autumn Statement in 2012, STFC has been able to allocate capital funds to support its particle physics programme. This proposal is for readout equipment to develop UK capabilities to support the ATLAS upgrade.
Following the Government's announcement of additional capital funding for science in its Autumn Statement in 2012, STFC has been able to allocate capital funds to support its particle physics programme. This proposal is for readout equipment to develop UK capabilities to support the ATLAS upgrade.
Planned Impact
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
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Andreas Korn (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aaboud M
(2017)
Performance of the ATLAS track reconstruction algorithms in dense environments in LHC Run 2.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
ATLAS Collaboration
ATLAS Phase-II Upgrade Scoping Document
| Description | Equipment to test and readout silicon tracker modules has been procured. A full and combined readout system is being developed for deployment. Simulation has been used to improve the tracker design and facilitate decisions. |
| Exploitation Route | The unified testsystem will be used by several sites to test tracker modules. The basic building blocks used are of interest to other experiments that need to transfer large data volumes of detector. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics |
| Description | A science half day at University: School Visit Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Two classes from the school visited UCL and got involved in talks and experiments at UCL's undergraduate lab |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Public Talk at EMF 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A gave an outreach talk about recent LHC research at the EMF festival which was podcast. Good engagement with a very mixed international crowd. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_Field_2018 |
| Description | UCL Physics and Astronomy stall at Firs Farm Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A stall with experiments and leaflets show casing research at UCL's Physics and Astronomy Department. Leaflets with further information and study options were distributed. The festival was attended by 2000 visitors of which a considerable fraction visited the stall during the course of the day. This included a discussion with local MP David Burrows, highlighting the need for science education. UCL graduate and undergraduate students participated in the activity. This was further supported by local festival organizers that work in the department workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.firsfarmn21.org/category/latest-news/page/4/ |
| Description | Your Universe 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | As has been tradition we provide a HEP stall at Your Universe explaining how we explore the microcosm of particles at LHC. This includes visual aides and small experiments. PhD students (including my own) are incorporated into the organization of the event and the interaction with the school children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/your-universe |
| Description | Your Universe 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Yearly activity where a large number of school classes visit UCL over three days. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/your-universe/ |