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Submitted by: BLANC, Fred
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 15:14
Title: Cooling for the LHCb Upgrade Scintillating Fibre Tracker
Abstract content
As part of the LHCb Phase-II upgrade programme, the existing downstream tracking
systems will be replaced by a new scintillating fibre tracker read out by multi-channel
silicon photomultipliers (SiPM). To ensure high tracking performance over the entire
experiment's lifetime, the SiPMs will be operated at sub-zero temperatures, down to -40ºC.
This presentation outlines the proposed SiPM cooling system and describes the design
considerations which led to the choice of the mono-phase liquid cooling solution.
The requirements on the temperature uniformity and stability are discussed, along with
the constraints which thermal considerations impose on the mechanical design of the tracker
modules. The prospective refrigerants (C6F14 and 3M Novec thermal fluids) are compared with
each other, including their effect on the environment.
The SiPM cooling system consists of the remote cooling plant, insulated transfer lines, the local
distribution pipework and the cooling structures inside 288 read-out boxes spread over twelve
5x6 m2 tracker planes. The main design challenges of this system are associated with its large
extent (about 150 m of linear SiPM arrays to be cooled) and severe constraints on the geometrical
envelope and, hense, insulation. Since the SiPM themselves produce very little heat, the estimated
heat load of the cooling plant, 13 kW, is dominated by the heat influx through the insulation of
read-out boxes, interconnection and transfer lines. Main system design parameters, as well
as the latest results of the thermal mock-up tests, are summarised.
Summary
Primary Authors:
GORBOUNOV, Petr (CERN and ITEP(Moscow)) <petr.gorbounov(a)cern.ch>
Co-authors:
BLANC, Fred (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (CH)) <fred.blanc(a)epfl.ch>
Abstract presenters:
GORBOUNOV, Petr
Track classification:
Emerging technologies: 4a) Cooling and cryogenics
Presentation type: --not specified--
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Submitted by: GOTTI, Claudio
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 15:10
Title: A low noise and low drift linear power conditioner with an
analogue thermal foldback protection scheme
Abstract content
Experiments searching for rare nuclear events, such as the neutrinoless double beta decay, need to operate for several years in order to reach the required sensitivity.
The readout electronics for such systems must guarantee stable operation during the whole data taking phase.
Major experiments in the field are CUORE and LUCIFER, both based on macrobolometers and currently under construction underground at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) in central Italy.
The electronic readout system for these experiments is being designed and built to meet the required stringent specifications on low noise and stability.
The power supply system must provide the front-end electronics with very stable operating voltages, and is composed by three items.
Commercial AC/DC converters are used to provide a +48 V supply from the mains line.
Several low ripple DC/DC converters are used to bring the +48 V to dual ±8 V, ±12 V and ±15 V to the crates housing the electronics.
The last and most critical stage is composed by linear power conditioners with low noise (< 0.1ppm, down to 0.1 Hz) and low drift (a few ppm/°C) to provide the detectors and the front-end electronics with the required operating voltages.
The output voltages can be set between +/- 3.75 V and +/- 12.5 V in eight steps.
The rated current from each output is 4 A.
The circuits are protected against failures and shorts at the output by a novel thermal foldback scheme, that dinamically adjusts the maximum output current based on the temperature the output transistor.
Summary
Primary Authors:
CASSINA, Lorenzo (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) <loricass88(a)gmail.com>
GIACHERO, Andrea (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) <andrea.giachero(a)mib.infn.it>
GOTTI, Claudio (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) <claudio.gotti(a)mib.infn.it>
MAINO, Matteo (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) <matteo.maino(a)mib.infn.it>
PESSINA, Gianluigi (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) <gianluigi.pessina(a)mib.infn.it>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
GOTTI, Claudio
Track classification:
Experiments: 2c) Detectors for neutrino physics
Data-processing: 3a) Front-end Electronics
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Submitted by: BLANC, Fred
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 15:08
Title: Silicon Photomultipliers for the LHCb Upgrade Scintillating
Fibre Tracker
Abstract content
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are solid state photo detectors that combine all of the features necessary for
the photon detection of a high resolution scintillating fibre tracker. Two SiPM manufacturers, Hamamatsu and KETEK have
developed customized devices for SciFi Tracker application in the context of the LHCb tracker upgrade. These custom devices
provide high photon detection efficiency (PDE) in a large wavelength range, high reliability due to its simple mechanical
construction, a high density multi-channel package and are of sufficiently low cost to build a large area tracking device.
There are several challenging requirements placed on the photo-detector mainly due to the neutron radiation environment and
the low light output of the long scintillating fibre modules. New devices with the latest technological improvements
implemented are available in spring 2014. This includes devices with different optical isolation between pixels (trenches)
and different pixel sizes. The dark noise rate (DCR) increases strongly with irradiation and the noise cluster rate of the
tracking device can only be kept sufficiently low at a temperature of -40°C. We present the results on PDE, cross-talk
and noise before and after neutron irradiation at various temperatures. The results are compared for the latest and the
devices based on the standard technology.
Summary
Primary Authors:
HAEFELI, Guido (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (CH)) <guido.haefeli(a)epfl.ch>
Co-authors:
BLANC, Fred (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (CH)) <fred.blanc(a)epfl.ch>
Abstract presenters:
HAEFELI, Guido
Track classification:
Sensors: 1d) Photon Detectors
Presentation type: Oral
Comments: For the LHCb Upgrade SciFi Group
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Submitted by: TUNING, Niels
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 15:04
Title: Radiation Tolerance of the Outer Tracker in the Forward Region
at the LHC
Abstract content
The LHCb experiment is designed to study B-decays at the LHC, and as such is
constructed as a forward spectrometer. The large particle density in the
forward region poses extreme challenges to the subdetectors, in terms of hit
occupancies and radiation tolerance.
To accurately and efficiently detect the charged decay particles in the
high-density particle environment of the LHC the Outer Tracker (OT) has been
constructed. The OT is a gaseous straw tube detector, consisting of 53,760 straw
tubes, covering an area of 360 m2 of double layers.
At the time of the conference, the performance of the OT during run I of the LHC
has been scrutinized. The detector has operated under nominal LHC conditions for
a period of over 2 years, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of
approximately 3 fb-1. A remarkable radiation resistance of this sensitive gas
detector is reported. Unlike most other subdetectors in LHCb, constructed with
various technologies, no sign of ageing is observed after having received a
total dose corresponding to about 100 mC/cm in the hottest region.
Two independent and complementary methods have been used to measure the
radiation resistance of this gas detector in the forward region at the LHC. One
method uses a dedicated setup in situ, with which a 90Sr source is scanned over
the surface of part of the OT detector. The second method utilizes reconstructed
tracks duing LHC operation, with which the hit efficiency over the full detector
surface is determined at increased amplifier threshold.
Summary
Primary Authors:
TUNING, Niels (NIKHEF (NL)) <h71(a)nikhef.nl>
KARBACH, Till Moritz (CERN) <moritz.karbach(a)cern.ch>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
KARBACH, Till Moritz
Track classification:
Sensors: 1c) Gaseous Detectors
Presentation type: Oral
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Submitted by: BESKERS, Bastian
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:41
Title: A small dual-phase xenon TPC with APD and PMT readout for the
study of liquid xenon scintillation
Abstract content
Liquid xenon is used in many fields as detector medium. Dark Matter Experiments based on liquid xenon have set the most stringent limits in the past decade and are still leading the field. Also in other areas of particle physics xenon is used as detector medium, for example in the search for neutrinoless double beta decay (EXO), in the search for lepton flavor violation (MEG) or in envisioned projects like gamma ray telescopes on satellites. There is also ongoing research on xenon-based detectors for medical imaging. Although widely used, the scintillation process of liquid xenon, especially at low recoil energies (few keV), is not well understood.
The MainzTPC, a small 3D position-sensitive dual-phase xenon TPC, has the goal to improve our understanding of the scintillation process and the field quenching in liquid xenon.
The MainzTPC uses two PMTs (Hamamatsu R6041) to detect and measure the fast primary scintillation light including its shape. Additionally an array of eight large area avalanche photo diodes (LA-APDs) detects the large proportional scintillation providing x/y resolution.
Here we report on the performance of the TPC and the response of the LA-APDs to the xenon scintillation light.
Summary
The design of the MainzTPC and the according cryo-system is finished and its assembly is ongoing at the moment. Till the TIPP2014 we expect to have the TPC running and first tests performed. Meanwhile the photosensors that will be used are tested and characterized. The Large Area APDs are tested in liquid xenon on quantum efficiency for the xenon scintillation light as well as the voltage and temperature dependence of their internal gain (g>1000).
Also, the DAQ using a high sample rate (5GS/s) FADC is setup in parallel to the measurements of the light detectors and construction and assembly of the TPC.
In the talk, we will report on the response of the photo sensors (especially the APDs) and the comissioning and first results from the comissioning of the TPC.
Primary Authors:
Mr. SISSOL, Pierre (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) <sissol(a)uni-mainz.de>
BESKERS, Bastian (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) <beskers(a)uni-mainz.de>
Co-authors:
Dr. GRIGNON, Cyril (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) <grignon(a)uni-mainz.de>
OTHEGRAVEN, Rainer (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) <othegrav(a)uni-mainz.de>
Mrs. SCHEIBELHUT, Melanie (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) <scheibelhut(a)uni-mainz.de>
Prof. OBERLACK, Uwe (Johannes gutenberg University Mainz) <oberlack(a)uni-mainz.de>
Abstract presenters:
BESKERS, Bastian
Track classification:
Experiments: 2d) Dark Matter Detectors
Presentation type: Oral
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Submitted by: PERREY, Hanno
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:28
Title: An EUDET/AIDA Pixel Beam Telescope for Detector Development
Abstract content
A high resolution ($\sigma \sim 2\mu m$) beam telescope based on monolithic
active pixel sensors (MAPS) was developed within the EUDET
collaboration. The telescope consists of six monolithic active pixel
sensor planes (Mimosa26) with a pixel pitch of 18.4 \mu m and thinned
down to 50 \mu m. The excellent resolution, readout rate and DAQ
integration capabilities made the telescope a primary test beam tool
for many groups including several CERN based experiments.
Within the
European detector infrastructure project AIDA the test beam telescope
is being further extended in terms of cooling and powering
infrastructure, read-out speed, area of acceptance, and precision. In
order to provide a system optimized for the different requirements by
the user community a combination of various state-of-the-art pixel
technologies is foreseen. Furthermore, new central dead-time-free trigger logic
unit (TLU) has been developed to provide LHC-speed response with
one-trigger-per-particle operating mode and a synchronous clock for
all connected devices. In this report, the design and current
development status of this even more flexible telescope with three
different pixel technologies (TimePix, Mimosa, ATLAS FE-I4) will be
presented.
Summary
Primary Authors:
RUBINSKIY, Igor (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)-Unknown-Unknown) <igor.rubinskiy(a)desy.de>
PERREY, Hanno (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)) <hanno.perrey(a)cern.ch>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
RUBINSKIY, Igor
Track classification:
Sensors: 1b) Semiconductor Detectors
Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades
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Submitted by: SWIENTEK, Krzysztof Piotr
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:26
Title: A fast, low-power, multichannel 6-bit ADC ASIC with data
serialization
Abstract content
The multichannel 6-bit ADC ASIC with data serialization was designed in view of LHCb Tracker System Upgrade. The first prototype was designed and fabricated in CMOS 130 nm technology. The main chip components are 8 channels of fast, very low power (<0.5 mW per channel) 6-bit SAR ADCs, data serialization circuitry based on ultra-low power internal PLL and fast SLVS I/O differential interface. The nominal ADC sampling frequency is 40 MHz but the operation beyond 80 MHz is possible. Various modes of data serialization were implemented, the main three are: A) test mode - with 6 bits from the selected ADC sent to 6 SLVS differential outputs; B) partial serialization - when output bits of each ADC are serialized, with frequency multiplied six times by PLL, into separate SLVS output; C) full serialization - when output of all (6) bits of all (8) ADCs are serialized into one SLVS output.
In addition to standard operation the serialization circuitry contains also a block generating the test data (instead of using ADC output bits) which are serialized and sent out. This block is added for better ASIC testability and it allows to generate test patterns based on binary or pseudo-random counters. The ultra-low power (<1 mW) PLL was designed to generate clock in a wide frequency range, from tens of MHz to few GHz. The SLVS interface was designed for data rates beyond 1 GHz.
The description of the ASIC architecture and the results of measurements, in particular all main functionalities/blocks i.e. ADC, PLL, SLVS and serializer will be presented.
Summary
Primary Authors:
FIRLEJ, Miroslaw (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) <miroslaw.firlej(a)cern.ch>
Dr. FIUTOWSKI, Tomasz (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) <tomasz.fiutowski(a)agh.edu.pl>
Prof. IDZIK, Marek (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) <marek.idzik(a)cern.ch>
MORON, Jakub (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) <jakub.moron(a)cern.ch>
Dr. SWIENTEK, Krzysztof Piotr (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) <krzysztof.swientek(a)agh.edu.pl>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
Dr. SWIENTEK, Krzysztof Piotr
Track classification:
Data-processing: 3a) Front-end Electronics
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Submitted by: PERREY, Hanno
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:24
Title: EUDAQ and EUTelescope: Software Frameworks for Test Beam Data
Acquisition and Analysis
Abstract content
A high resolution ($\sigma \sim 2\mu m$) beam telescope based on monolithic
active pixel sensors was developed within the EUDET collaboration. It
has become the primary beam tool for many groups including several
CERN based experiments, largely due to its precise resolution,
reliable operation and DAQ integration capabilities. For the telescope
to deliver this excellent performance, two software packages play a
central role: EUDAQ, a multi-platform data acquisition system that
allows easy integration of the device-under-test, and EUTelescope, a
group of processors running in ILCSoft's Marlin framework that allows
the spatial reconstruction of particle tracks and the final data
analysis.
Although both software packages have been used successfully in test
beams for many years, they are under constant development: integrating
new device types and use-cases, extending usability and flexibility,
and supporting new features such as the high-rate capabilities of the
next-generation pixel beam telescope developed within the new European
detector infrastructure project AIDA.
In this contribution, we present the features of the current releases
of both EUDAQ and EUTelescope, show-case the application of the
frameworks within other projects, and discuss the plans for
development toward an easy to use software stack with the capability
for high particle and data rates.
Summary
Primary Authors:
PERREY, Hanno (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DE)) <hanno.perrey(a)cern.ch>
RUBINSKIY, Igor (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)-Unknown-Unknown) <igor.rubinskiy(a)desy.de>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
PERREY, Hanno
Track classification:
Sensors: 1b) Semiconductor Detectors
Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades
Presentation type: Poster
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Submitted by: OLIVÁN, Miguel Ángel
Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:16
Title: The Data Acquisition System for the ANAIS experiment
Abstract content
ANAIS (Annual modulation with NAI Scintillators) experiment will look for dark matter annual modulation with 250 Kg of ultrapure NaI scintillators at the Canfranc Underground Labroratory (LSC). The detector will consist in 20 close-packed single modules, each of them coupled to two photomultipliers (PMTs) working in coincidence. An electronic chain and data acquisition system (DAQ) have been developed to provide a redundant readout at different dynamic ranges and to digitize the PMT signals with high temporal and vertical resolution in the low energy region, that have allowed the implementation of new algorithms for noise discrimination by pulse shape analysis.
We present the design of the whole DAQ system and its characterization (stability and trigger efficiency, baseline noise reduction, dead time precise measurements, performance of homemade preamplifiers, integration with the slow control and warnings system...). Finally, preliminary results on photomultiplier response, light collection and energy resolution obtained with several prototypes are also presented.
Summary
Primary Authors:
OLIVAN, Miguel Angel (Universidad de Zaragoza) <maolivan(a)unizar.es>
Co-authors:
Abstract presenters:
OLIVAN, Miguel Angel
Track classification:
Experiments: 2d) Dark Matter Detectors
Presentation type: Oral
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Submitted on: 28 February 2014 14:07
Title: The LHCb Upgrade Scintillating Fibre Tracker
Abstract content
The Scintillating Fibre (SciFi) Tracker is designed to replace the current downstream tracking detectors in the LHCb
Upgrade during 2018 (CERN/LHCC 2014-001; LHCb TDR 15). The operation and the results obtained from the data collected 2011
and 2012 demonstrate that the current detector is robust and functioning very well. However, the limit of
$\mathcal{O}($1 fb$^{-1}$) of data per year cannot be overcome without improving the detector. After 2018, it is planned
to run with an increased luminosity of $\mathrm{1-2\times10^{33}\ cm^{-2}s^{-1}}$ to collect up to 50 fb$^{-1}$ of data.
This will be achieved using 25 ns bunch spacing with the average number of proton-proton interactions per bunch crossing
$\nu=3.8-7.6$. Collecting data at this luminosity will only be possible if the detector is improved by increasing the
readout of the front-end electronics to 40MHz and implementing a more flexible software-based triggering system that will
increase the data rate as well as the efficiency. The increase in interactions per bunch crossing will result in an
increased occupancy in the tracking detectors and will exceed the operational occupancy for the Outer Tracker. Here we
present the SciFi Tracker as the replacement for the Outer and Inner Trackers.
The SciFi Tracker is based on 2.5 m long multi-layered ribbons from 10,000 km of 0.250 mm diameter scintillating fibre as
the active medium and signal transport over 12 planes covering 350 m$^{2}$. Cooled silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays
with 128 channels and 0.25 mm channel width are used as readout. The front-end electronics are designed to digitize the
signals from the SiPMS with a custom ASIC chip, the PACIFIC, for the approximately 560,000 channels and reconstruct the
track hit position within an on-board FPGA. Several challenges facing this detector will be presented regarding the
precision construction of the large active detector components, the radiation hardness of the scintillating fibres and the
SiPMs, the high density readout electronics, and the necessary cooling systems.
Summary
Primary Authors:
LEVERINGTON, Blake (Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet Heidelberg (DE)) <b.leverington(a)cern.ch>
Co-authors:
BLANC, Fred (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (CH)) <fred.blanc(a)epfl.ch>
Abstract presenters:
LEVERINGTON, Blake
Track classification:
Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades
Presentation type: Oral
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