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A portable gas system for particle detectors.
Today, about 30 gas systems are used to deliver the right gas mixture to the corresponding gaseous detectors at the LHC experiments. The detector gas mixture is the sensitive medium where the charge multiplication produces the signal that is then…
Read moreRADECS 2017 meeting in Geneva
RADECS (RADiation Effects on Components and Systems) is the yearly European conference gathering world-class scientists in the field of radiation effects in electronics devices and systems. This year the conference has been organised by the…
Read moreUpgrade of the Magnet Safety System for Experimental Magnets
The Magnet Safety System (MSS) is a critical system that ensures the safety of experimental magnets, both warm and superconducting. It was developed within EP-DT for the LHC experiments, starting at the end of the 90’s, in the framework of the…
Read moreSuperconducting Magnets for Particle Detectors
Experimental particle physics at the energy frontier has been performed with colliding beam accelerators and particle detectors. Superconducting magnets for these detectors and for physics experiments including astroparticle physics have much…
Read moreRD50: 30th Workshop on radiation hard semiconductor devices for high luminosity colliders
The RD50 collaboration “Radiation hard semiconductor devices for high luminosity colliders” is working on the development of radiation-tolerant silicon sensors for the detectors of the HL-LHC (High Luminosity-LHC) experiments and started to…
Read moreRD53: a large scale demonstrator pixel chip for the phase 2 upgrades of ATLAS and CMS
The RD53 collaboration presented the RD53A large scale pixel chip demonstrator in 65nm CMOS technology as a vital milestone to make viable pixel detectors for the ATLAS and CMS phase 2 upgrades. The RD53 collaboration has during the last 4…
Read moreAIDA-2020 spearheads European detector R&D
Detectors are what makes particle physics an experimental science. Pushing detector technologies and facilities beyond the frontiers of scientific innovation is critical in advancing high-energy physics. As such, current detectors must be improved…
Read moreAn amazing year for the DT group
The DT group, provides centralized resources and expertise in terms of personnel and facilities, for the development of future detector technologies, R&D and contributes to detector construction projects. Thank to the vast range of…
Read moreMicro-pattern gaseous detectors applications for imaging purposes, and the prospects of the actual developments
Introduction Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) are a family of detectors with gas as active medium. They were conceived in order to overcome the limitations of the Multi-Wire Proportional Chambers (MWPCs) [1] with respect to position…
Read moreSuccessful commissioning of the new PH-DT safety and control system for the refurbished COMPASS Solenoid.
From left to right, L.Deront, S.Ravat and A.Kehrli in front of the Safety and Control system racks developed and manufactured in PH-DT for the COMPASS solenoid. The PH-DT Instrumentation and Controls team has being developing a new safety system…
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