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AIDA-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…
Read moreThe run 2015 for the PH-DT Irradiation Facilities has begun!
The PH-DT irradiation facilities team operates the Proton Irradiation Facility (IRRAD) at the PS East Area and the Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF++) located at the SPS North Area. Moreover, the team provides support in planning irradiation…
Read moreRadiation Monitors Tested on Orion Space mission
On Friday 5 December, NASA's new Orion spaceship, a capsule built to take humans further into space than ever before, made its first test flight. The flight marked the first time, since Apollo 17 was launched to the moon in 1972, that a spacecraft…
Read moreA successful year for the PH-DT group
In 2014 DT has been engaged in an extensive programme, supporting and finalizing the consolidation and maintenance work for various experiments at CERN, as well as for the users community. This year was equally difficult and successful. LS1…
Read moreFirst beams for the new East Area Irradiation Facility
On Friday October 10th 2014 at 21:13, for the first time, the primary 24 GeV/c proton beam slow-extracted from the PS went trough the new East Area Irradiation Facility (EA-IRRAD) reaching the beam dump located downstream the T8 beam line. This…
Read morePixel-detector tests for CLIC with the AIDA beam telescope
The PH Linear Collider Detector group (PH-LCD) was the first user of the new AIDA beam telescope in August, taking data with silicon pixel-detector prototypes under development for a future vertex detector at the CLIC high-energy linear electron-…
Read moreMirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
The mirror system is an important part of the NA62 RICH detector* covering the full acceptance range of 7m2 surface. It is composed of 18 hexagonal (Ø≈70cm, thickness 2.5cm) and 2 semi-hexagonal mirrors which are sustained by a lightweight support…
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