ATLAS Upgrade R&D 2016
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
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
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
- University of Liverpool (Lead Research Organisation)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Collaboration)
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Collaboration)
- Penn State University (Collaboration)
- Yale University (Collaboration)
- University of Toronto (Collaboration)
- Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (Collaboration)
- Micron Semiconductor (Collaboration)
Publications
Poley L
(2016)
Alternative glues for the production of ATLAS silicon strip modules for the Phase-II upgrade of the ATLAS Inner Detector
in Journal of Instrumentation
Argos C
(2019)
Assembly and electrical tests of the first full-size forward module for the ATLAS ITk Strip detector
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Terzo S
(2019)
Characterisation of AMS H35 HV-CMOS monolithic active pixel sensor prototypes for HEP applications
in Journal of Instrumentation
Terzo S
(2017)
Characterisation of novel prototypes of monolithic HV-CMOS pixel detectors for high energy physics experiments
in Journal of Instrumentation
Poley L
(2016)
Characterisation of strip silicon detectors for the ATLAS Phase-II Upgrade with a micro-focused X-ray beam
in Journal of Instrumentation
Hara K
(2016)
Charge collection and field profile studies of heavily irradiated strip sensors for the ATLAS inner tracker upgrade
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Anders J
(2018)
Charge collection characterisation with the Transient Current Technique of the ams H35DEMO CMOS detector after proton irradiation
in Journal of Instrumentation
| Description | The Large Hadron Collider has made a great scientific and social impact. The Higgs boson discovery has opened a new window into our understanding of the university and has captured people's imagination. The potential for even further discoveries at the LHC is high. To remain on the forefront of discovery, the LHC and its experiments need a series of upgrades to manage the harsh environment. This grant is one in a series of grants to support the Phase II upgrade of the silicon tracker of the ATLAS experiment, which is expected to install in 2024-2025. The tracker will take "pictures" of the trajectories of charged particles created by the collisions of protons every 25 ns. In this grant period, techniques have been developed which will enable the production of this complex detector within the funding constraints which meet the performance targets. Near production prototypes have been made for both the pixel and strip systems. A major milestone has been completed with the publication of the Technical Design Report of the Pixel Detector. This grant has been critical in allowing the ATLAS Upgrade project to transition from the R+D phase to the production phase. |
| Exploitation Route | The ATLAS upgrade project is now proceeding to the production phase. The development of radiation hard sensors will be useful for medical physics (proton therapy, amongst others) and nuclear material monitoring, as well as future nuclear and particle physics experiments. The developments needed for light, carbon-fibre structures for the upgrade have been used in other departments in the University. In particular, the mechanical engineering formula student program has made a number of components using our techniques. |
| Sectors | Education,Electronics,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Other |
| Description | Through the development of hybrid circuits and pixel sensors with UK industry, we have enabled them to bid for a contracts worth in excess of a million pounds. |
| Sector | Electronics,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | CERN RD50 funding request |
| Amount | SFr. 15,000 (CHF) |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | Design of planar pixel detectors for the ATLAS upgrade at the HL-LHC |
| Organisation | Micron Semiconductor |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The design of pixel sensors for the High Luminosity upgrade of the ATLAS experiment. Designs of new pixel geometries, implants and guard ring structure for slim and active edge designs. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Signing off the design and input for the design of test structures on the wafers |
| Impact | CERN Pixel wafer designs 1-9 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Design of planar pixel detectors for the ATLAS upgrade at the HL-LHC |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The design of pixel sensors for the High Luminosity upgrade of the ATLAS experiment. Designs of new pixel geometries, implants and guard ring structure for slim and active edge designs. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Signing off the design and input for the design of test structures on the wafers |
| Impact | CERN Pixel wafer designs 1-9 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | UK-US power boards for ATLAS upgrade strip barrel modules |
| Organisation | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Department | Physics Department |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Research and development of small form factor powerboard |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of coils and future asic controller. |
| Impact | This work enables the US to take this ASIC as a deliverable for the ATLAS upgrade project. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US power boards for ATLAS upgrade strip barrel modules |
| Organisation | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Department | Physics Division |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Research and development of small form factor powerboard |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of coils and future asic controller. |
| Impact | This work enables the US to take this ASIC as a deliverable for the ATLAS upgrade project. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US power boards for ATLAS upgrade strip barrel modules |
| Organisation | Penn State University |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research and development of small form factor powerboard |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of coils and future asic controller. |
| Impact | This work enables the US to take this ASIC as a deliverable for the ATLAS upgrade project. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | UK-US power boards for ATLAS upgrade strip barrel modules |
| Organisation | Yale University |
| Department | Department of Chemistry |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research and development of small form factor powerboard |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of coils and future asic controller. |
| Impact | This work enables the US to take this ASIC as a deliverable for the ATLAS upgrade project. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | development of a multiple hybrid panel crate based DAQ system |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of hardware for testing of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of firmware for testing and analysis of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Impact | Results presented at ATLAS collaboration meetings. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | development of a multiple hybrid panel crate based DAQ system |
| Organisation | Rutherford Appleton Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of hardware for testing of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of firmware for testing and analysis of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Impact | Results presented at ATLAS collaboration meetings. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | development of a multiple hybrid panel crate based DAQ system |
| Organisation | University of Toronto |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of hardware for testing of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of firmware for testing and analysis of data transimissions, for data rates upto 640Mbit/s. |
| Impact | Results presented at ATLAS collaboration meetings. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | development of assembly tooling and method for strip hybrids |
| Organisation | Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg |
| Department | Department of Physics |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Development of design of assembly tooling and electrical circuit boards. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of design of assembly tooling for alternative method. |
| Impact | Final tools have been designed for the production strip barrel modules. Endcaps will follow the same concept. Tooling design has been shared with the international collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Title | Design and development of a dosimetry device using ATLAS pixel detectors |
| Description | Design and build of a device comprising a silicon pixel detector developed for ATLAS IBL submersed in a water tank for accelerator beam QA and dosimetry measurements in hadron therapy. The detector is moved using a precision linear stage allowing spatial and dose profiles of the beam to be made |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Impact | Collaboration with FBK Trento Collaboration with the Rutherford Cancer Centres and Proton Partners International Patent filed |
| Title | MPW run submission to AMS in H18 CMOS process through Europractice |
| Description | Co-design of submission including ATLAS pixel devices |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | Device not yet back from manufacturer. Evaluation still to come. |
| Title | MPW run submission to Lfoundry in 150 nm CMOS process |
| Description | Co-design of submission including ATLAS pixel devices |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | Device not yet back from manufacturer. Evaluation still to come. |