Bates, A.G. et al. (2006) The LHCb VELO: status and upgrade developments. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 53(3), pp. 1689-1693. (doi: 10.1109/TNS.2006.875764)
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Abstract
The VErtex LOcator (VELO) is the silicon microstrip vertexing and triggering sub-detector of the LHCb experiment. It consists of a series of forward disks with the active region extending to just 8 mm from the LHC beams. The current status of the VELO is presented. Due to the high radiation environment, the VELO may have to be replaced after some years, possibly with new materials. A candidate material is Czochralski silicon. We present here promising new results on the first test beam of a large, high resistivity Czochralski microstrip silicon detector read out with LHC speed electronics. The performance was studied before and after irradiation with high energy protons. A signal to noise of over 20:1 was obtained from the detector and significant charge collection efficiencies were measured at relatively modest voltages after a fluence of 4.3/spl times/10/sup 14/ 1 MeV neutron equivalents (n/sub eq/) per cm/sup 2/. Studies using the Transient Current Technique probed the electric field within MCz test detectors and proved that MCz silicon does not type invert up until a radiation level of at least 5/spl times/10/sup 14/ 24GeV/c p/cm/sup 2/. This would mean the VELO could possibly replace, in a potential upgrade, n/sup +/-on-n DOFZ sensors and the complicated processing involved, for standard p/sup +/-on-n processing with MCz.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Eklund, Prof Lars and Parkes, Dr Christopher and Bates, Mrs Alison |
| Authors: | Bates, A.G., Borel, J., Buytaert, J., Collins, P., Eckstein, D., Eklund, L., Ferro-Luzzi, M., Jans, E., Kennedy, J., Ketel, T., Moll, M., Palacios, J., Parkes, C., Parzefall, U., Petrie, D., Pivk, M., Stavitski, I., Tobin, M., and Tuning, N. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
| Publisher: | IEEE |
| ISSN: | 0018-9499 |
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