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Upgrade of the EP Irradiation Facilities: The Gamma Irradiation Facility GIF++

In the spirit of the ongoing LS2, the time without particle beams is currently used to significantly upgrade the two CERN Irradiation facilities run by EP-DT, namely IRRAD and GIF++. Both facilities deliver essential services to the…

EP launches new R&D programme for detector technologies

Progress in fundamental physics calls for pushing the current state-of-the-art for detectors, and developing new technologies that would boost the efficiency while reducing the cost and the environmental impact of future experiments. For future…

Machine learning for new Detector Technologies

I have spent a considerable amount of my time as Master student in Physics in the late 70’s performing a fairly prosaic function that nevertheless required the presence of humans (physics professors, trained technicians and of course students):…

DT group: A year in review

In the beginning of June, the EP-DT group has published its Annual Report summarizing its yearly activities and offering an overview of major achievements and future collaborative plans. The Detector Technologies (DT) group comprises expertise in…

R&D on gas usage in the LHC particle detection systems

*/ A wide range of gas mixtures is used for the operation of different gaseous detectors for particle physics research. Among them are gases like C2H2F4 (R134a), CF4 (R14), C4F10 (R610) and SF6, which are used because they allow to achieve specific…

15th Vienna Conference on Instrumentation

Studying the most microscopic elements of nature rely on the parallel progress of detector concepts and associated technologies. Experimental observations and open theoretical questions point to new paths for exploration in all fronts including…

Investing in detector technologies

Detector technologies are a vital component in the exploration of the fundamental laws of nature and the search for new physics that will answer some of the questions that the Standard Model leaves unanswered. Recognizing the importance of further R…

A bright year for the EP-DT irradiation facilities

The CERN proton irradiation facility (IRRAD – www.cern.ch/ps-irrad) at the PS East Area and the new gamma irradiation facility (GIF++ - www.cern.ch/gif-irrad) at the SPS North Area have been designed and built during LS1 to cope with the increasing…

Setting a roadmap for future detector technologies

The effort to address the remaining open questions of the Standard Model lies at the core of the HL-LHC physics programme and informs current design studies for post-LHC colliders (CLIC, FCC-ee, FCC-hh) as well as new fixed target experiments…

Meeting the challenges of tracking detector mechanics

Designing detectors to meet the physics requirements of future high-energy experiments calls for a strong R&D program on new detector-systems. This includes sensors technologies, fast and efficient electronics, mechanics and cooling techniques…

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