Title :
CERN´s Discerning Detectors
fDate :
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
European particle physics laboratory CERN will power up the large hadron collider (LHC), a circular, 27-kilometer-long crash-test course for protons. Their main quarry will be a tantalizing subatomic particle called the Higgs boson. Two of the LHC´s detectors are designed specifically to fin the Higgs: CMS (for compact muon solenoid) and Atlas (a toroidal LHC apparatus). Both focus on proton-proton collisions. This paper presents a silicon pixel sensors, versions of which will be used in both Atlas and CMS.
Keywords :
Higgs bosons; position sensitive particle detectors; proton accelerators; silicon radiation detectors; Atlas; CERN; CMS; European particle physics laboratory; Higgs boson; LEP; LHC; compact muon solenoid; large electron-positron collider; large hadron collider; proton-proton collisions; silicon pixel sensors; smart pixels; subatomic particle; toroidal LHC apparatus; Collision mitigation; Detectors; Educational institutions; Erbium; Face detection; Large Hadron Collider; Particle beams; Silicon; Strips; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.352525
