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PH-DT activities in 2012

The PH Detector Technology (DT) group is a central part of the CERN Physics Department. DT comprises about 75 staff members, ~30 fellows and students and a FSU team of 14 people. The group makes major contributions to the development, construction,…

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RD50 and RD51 research projects on silicon and gaseous detector developments

Common Research and Development consortia provide CERN and CERN member institutions with many benefits. For many detector developments significant R&D is needed in order to bring new detector concepts to a state where they are mature enough to…

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The RD50 Collaboration - Radiation tolerant silicon detectors

In 2001 the RD50 Collaboration “Radiation hard semiconductor devices for high luminosity colliders” was formed in view of the first luminosity upgrade scenarios for the LHC. It was obvious that the LHC tracking detectors would not survive the…

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The new proton & mixed-field Irradiation facility at CERN PS

Irradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. Although this term is fairly generic, the performing of irradiation experiments has a very important meaning for the PH department. In fact, the PH department is deeply involved…

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The RICH detector of the NA62 experiment

The NA62 experiment is focused on precision tests of the Standard Model by studies of rare decays of charged kaons since only for few kaon decays there is a precise theoretical prediction. One of these exceptions is the very rare decay K+→…

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The PH Detector Technology (PH DT) group

  PH‐DT is one of the three technical support groups in the physics department. Our main mandate is to develop, construct, operate and maintain detectors components for physics experiments at CERN. Our competencies span over a very wide…

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