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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 there are greenhouse gases like C2H2F4 (R134a), CF4 (R14), C4F10 (R610) and SF6, which are needed because they allow to…

Zooming in the EP R&D Days 2022

The annual EP R&D Days meeting was held on the 20th and 21st of June 2022. The meeting reviewed progress and plans of the 11 work packages as the EP RnD programme reaches its midpoint. In addition, the meeting offered better understanding of the…

Enhancing sensitivity of spectroscopic X-ray imaging

A dedicated workshop on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors took place at CERN from 29th August - 1st September. It brought together more than 100 participants from a variety on institutions including prestigious medical…

The Curious Cryogenic Fish

The idea of the Curious Cryogenic Fish dates back to 2017. While observing the complex detectors and instrumentation being assembled for the ProtoDUNE experiments at the CERN Neutrino Platform, I started thinking that it would have been great to…

EP launches new R&D programme on 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…

Deep Neural Networks for particle reconstruction in high-granularity calorimeters

Precision measurements in high energy physics as well as an increasing amount of searches for new phenomena rely on a precise reconstruction of the event that caused a particular signature in the detector. Particle ﬂow algorithms [1, 2, 3, 4] aim to…

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…

A new home for GEM detectors at CERN

Since the beginning of 2019, a new building at CERN is ready to house ongoing R&D activities that will push the performance of detectors to cope with the high performance of the LHC. Building No.107 (replacing the building 102) offers a…

Colour X-rays for Medicine: The 2019 specXray workshop

The fifth workshop on Medical Applications of Spectroscopic X-ray Detectors (specXray) took place at CERN from 13 to 17th of May. Since its establishment in 2011, the workshop has brought together specialists from different but related…

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…

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