A new Vertex Locator for the next generation LHCb experiment

26 Oct 2023, 10:00
10m
Oral Presentation DETECTORS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES Detectors and Future Experimental Facilities

Speaker

Enoch Ejopu (University of Manchester)

Description

The LHCb experiment is the dedicated flavour physics experiment at the LHC and is planning its second major upgrade during Long Shutdown 4 in the early 2030s to increase its instantaneous luminosity by about one order of magnitude. At the heart of this will be a new Vertex Locator, which will continue to provide precise spatial resolution for particles produced in the proton-proton collision region or as products of flavoured particle that fly a measurable distance before decaying. In addition, the sensors will have to provide precise timing information to help disentangle the many collisions happening in one proton-proton bunch crossing. A low material budget is required to minimise multiple scattering with the use of a non-vacuum-tight RF-shield being a promising and powerful factor, which however requires operation in ultra-high vacuum. Finally, the detector needs to be able to function in a radiation environment with a fluence as high as 6e16 1 MeV neq; corresponding to 2.4 Grad TID.

Primary author

Enoch Ejopu (University of Manchester)

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