The High-Luminosity Upgrade of the CMS Detector

Lead Research Organisation: Imperial College London
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

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Planned Impact

Please refer to lead proposal

Publications

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Bainbridge R (2020) Recording and reconstructing 10 billion unbiased b hadron decays in CMS in EPJ Web of Conferences

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Fedi G (2023) Lessons learnt from the first vertical slice of the CMS Outer Tracker in Journal of Instrumentation

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Hall G (2020) Single Event Upset rates in the CBC in CMS in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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Mehner T (2022) ZynqMP-based board-management mezzanines for Serenity ATCA-blades in Journal of Instrumentation

Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
ST/R005745/1 01/04/2019 31/03/2025
2514490 Studentship ST/R005745/1 05/11/2020 31/03/2024
 
Description Membeshi of review bodies
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
 
Description (Novel Calorimetry) - Exploring the Terascale at LHC with Novel Highly Granular Calorimeters
Amount € 3,034,107 (EUR)
Funding ID 670406 
Organisation European Commission 
Sector Public
Country European Union (EU)
Start 10/2015 
End 09/2020
 
Description Proof of Principle for CMS High-Granularity Calorimeter
Amount £170,633 (GBP)
Funding ID ST/M003698/1 
Organisation Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2015 
End 12/2017
 
Title Machine learning in trigger 
Description Extensive use of machine learning on FPGAs for triggering. 
Type Of Material Data analysis technique 
Year Produced 2019 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Techniques significantly advance CMS trigger capabilities, significantly benefiting physics reach. Techniques applicable in other ares of science, and outside. 
 
Description CMS Collaboration 
Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Department Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
Country Switzerland 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution UK leading key aspects of CMS HL-LHC upgrade, with activities being carried out in collaboration with other members of CMS.
Collaborator Contribution See above.
Impact Ongoing hardware, software and firmware deliverables for the CMS upgrade. Peer reviewed publications, and potential spin-off to other experiments and indeed outside,
 
Title Serenity Platform 
Description Integrated multi-purpose FPGA based platform (including hardware, firmware and software suite) for high throughput requirements. Suitable across CMS and other scientific environments, as well as beyond. 
Type Of Technology New/Improved Technique/Technology 
Year Produced 2015 
Impact See above. 
 
Description School engagement 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Members of team regularly make school visits. Also forms part of annual Imperial HEP Group Masterclass.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020
 
Description VIP visits 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact VIP visits / interactions at Imperial and to CMS at P5 at CERN. Visits include MPs, STFC executive and venture capitalists.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020