Published April 21, 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

First operational experience from the LHCb Silicon Tracker

  • 1. University of Santiago de Compostela, Department of Particle Physics, Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela 15782 (Spain)
  • 2. LPHE, EPFL Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
  • 3. Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik, 69117 Heidelberg (Germany)

Description

The LHCb Silicon Tracker is a silicon micro-strip detector covering a sensitive area of 12 m2 with a total of 272k readout channels. The installation of the detector is complete and commissioning is making excellent progress. The detector has recorded first beam-induced events during LHC synchronization tests in August 2008 and in June 2009. These events have allowed the performance to be studied, and adjustments to the operational parameters to be made. In this contribution, we will draw first lessons from the in situ commissioning of the Silicon Tracker, and present results from the reconstruction of data collected during the LHC synchronization tests.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.107

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.107;
PII
S0168-9002(10)00961-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
636
Journal Issue
1,Suppl
Journal Page Range
p. S182-S184
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

Conference

Title
7. international 'Hiroshima' symposium on the development and application of semiconductor tracking detectors
Acronym
HSTD7 Hiroshima
Dates
29 Aug - 1 Sep 2009
Place
Hiroshima (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43054038
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CERN LHC; COMMISSIONING; INSTALLATION; PERFORMANCE; READOUT SYSTEMS; SI MICROSTRIP DETECTORS; SILICON; SYNCHRONIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELEMENTS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SEMIMETALS; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS

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