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MoEDAL Collaboration (Acharya, B. et al); Bernabeu, J.; Garcia, C.; King, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Vento, V.; Vives, O. |
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The physics programme of the MoEDAL experiment at the LHC |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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International Journal of Modern Physics A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. A |
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29 |
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23 |
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1430050 - 91pp |
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MoEDAL; LHC magnetic monopole; monopolium; dyons; (pseudo-)stable massive charged particle; supersymmetry; technicolor; extra dimensions; dark matter; doubly charged particles; highly ionizing particles; physics beyond the Standard Model |
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The MoEDAL experiment at Point 8 of the LHC ring is the seventh and newest LHC experiment. It is dedicated to the search for highly-ionizing particle avatars of physics beyond the Standard Model, extending significantly the discovery horizon of the LHC. A MoEDAL discovery would have revolutionary implications for our fundamental understanding of the Microcosm. MoEDAL is an unconventional and largely passive LHC detector comprised of the largest array of Nuclear Track Detector stacks ever deployed at an accelerator, surrounding the intersection region at Point 8 on the LHC ring. Another novel feature is the use of paramagnetic trapping volumes to capture both electrically and magnetically charged highly-ionizing particles predicted in new physics scenarios. It includes an array of TimePix pixel devices for monitoring highly-ionizing particle backgrounds. The main passive elements of the MoEDAL detector do not require a trigger system, electronic readout, or online computerized data acquisition. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the MoEDAL physics reach, which is largely complementary to the programs of the large multipurpose LHC detectors ATLAS and CMS. |
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[Acharya, B.; Alexandre, J.; Ellis, J. R.; Fairbairn, M.; Mavromatos, N. E.; Sakellariadou, M.; Sarkar, S.] Kings Coll London, Dept Phys, Theoret Particle Phys & Cosmol Grp, London WC2R 2LS, England, Email: jpinfold@ualberta.ca |
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0217-751x |
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WOS:000342220300004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1950 |
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Bevan, A.J. et al; Martinez-Vidal, F.; Pich, A.; Azzolini, V.; Bernabeu, J.; Lopez-March, N.; Milanes, D.A.; Oyanguren, A.; Villanueva-Perez, P. |
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The Physics of the B Factories |
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Journal Article |
Year  |
2014 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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74 |
Issue |
11 |
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3026 - 916pp |
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[Bevan, A. J.; Azzopardi, D. E.; Bellodi, G.; Clarke, C. K.; Cormack, C. M.; Dixon, P.; George, K. A.; Di Lodovico, F.; Menges, W.; Newman-Coburn, D.; Potter, R. J. L.; Sacco, R.; Shorthouse, H. W.; Sigamani, M.; Strother, P.; Vidal, P. B.; Williams, M. I.] Univ London, London E1 4NS, England |
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Springer |
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1434-6044 |
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WOS:000347169500001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2074 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Martinez-Vidal, F. |
Title |
Colloquium: Time-reversal violation with quantum-entangled B mesons |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Reviews of Modern Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Rev. Mod. Phys. |
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87 |
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1 |
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165-182 |
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Symmetry transformations have been proven a bedrock tool for understanding the nature of particle interactions, formulating, and testing fundamental theories. Based on the up to now unbroken CPT symmetry, the violation of the CP symmetry between matter and antimatter by weak interactions, discovered in the decay of kaons in 1964 and observed more recently in 2001 in B mesons, strongly suggests that the behavior of these particles under weak interactions must also be asymmetric under time reversal T. However, until recent years there has not been a direct detection of the expected time-reversal violation in the time evolution of any system. This Colloquium examines the field of time-reversal symmetry breaking in the fundamental laws of physics. For transitions, its observation requires an asymmetry with exchange of initial and final states. A discussion is given of the conceptual basis for such an exchange with unstable particles, using the quantum properties of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement available at B meson factories combined with the decay as a filtering measurement. The method allows a clear-cut separation of different transitions between flavor and CP eigenstates in the decay of neutral B mesons. These ideas have been implemented for the experiment by the BABAR Collaboration at SLAC's B factory. The results, presented in 2012, prove beyond any doubt the violation of time-reversal invariance in the time evolution between these two states of the neutral B meson. |
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[Bernabeu, J.; Martinez-Vidal, F.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Jose.Bernabeu@uv.es; |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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0034-6861 |
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WOS:000352076500001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2179 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Di Domenico, A.; Villanueva-Perez, P. |
Title |
Probing CPT in transitions with entangled neutral kaons |
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Journal Article |
Year  |
2015 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
10 |
Issue |
10 |
Pages |
139 - 19pp |
Keywords |
Discrete and Finite Symmetries; Kaon Physics; CP violation |
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In this paper we present a novel CPT symmetry test in the neutral kaon system based, for the first time, on the direct comparison of the probabilities of a transition and its CPT reverse. The required interchange of in <-> out states for a given process is obtained exploiting the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlations of neutral kaon pairs produced at a phi-factory. The observable quantities have been constructed by selecting the two semileptonic decays for flavour tag, the pi and 3 pi(0) decays for CP tag and the time orderings of the decay pairs. The interpretation in terms of the standard Weisskopf-Wigner approach to this system, directly connects CPT violation in these observables to the violating R delta parameter in the mass matrix of K-0 – (K) over bar (0), a genuine CPT violating effect independent of Delta Gamma and not requiring the decay as an essential ingredient. Possible spurious effects induced by CP violation in the decay and/or a violation of the Delta S = Delta Q rule have been shown to be well under control. The proposed test is thus fully robust, and might shed light on possible new CPT violating mechanisms, or further improve the precision of the present experimental limits. It could be implemented at the DA Phi NE facility in Frascati, where the KLOE-2 experiment might reach a statistical sensitivity of O (10(-3)) on the newly proposed observable quantities. |
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[Bernabeu, J.; Villanueva-Perez, P.] Univ Valencia, Dept Theoret Phys, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: jose.bernabeu@uv.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000363478100001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2420 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Martinez-Vidal, F. |
Title |
Time-Reversal Violation |
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2015 |
Publication |
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science |
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Annu. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci. |
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65 |
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403-427 |
Keywords |
time reversal; CP violation; T-odd products; electric dipole moments; B mesons; K mesons; EPR entanglement |
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The violation of CP symmetry between matter and antimatter in the neutral K and B meson systems is well established, with a high degree of consistency between all available experimental measurements and with the Standard Model of particle physics. On the basis of the up-to-now-unbroken CPT symmetry, the violation of CP symmetry strongly suggests that the behavior of these particles under weak interactions must also be asymmetric under time reversal T. Many searches for T violation have been performed and proposed using different observables and experimental approaches. These include T-odd observables, such as triple products in weak decays, and genuine observables, such as permanent electric dipole moments of nondegenerate stationary states and the breaking of the reciprocity relation. We discuss the conceptual basis of the required exchange of initial and final states with unstable particles, using quantum entanglement and the decay as a filtering measurement, for the case of neutral B and K mesons. Using this method, the BaBar experiment at SLAC has clearly observed T violation in B mesons. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose; Martinez-Vidal, Fernando] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain |
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Annual Reviews |
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0163-8998 |
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WOS:000363473100017 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2430 |
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Aguilar-Saavedra, J.A.; Bernabeu, J. |
Title |
Breaking down the entire W boson spin observables from its decay |
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Journal Article |
Year  |
2016 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
Volume |
93 |
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1 |
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011301 - 6pp |
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We discuss the eight independent spin observables for the W boson in terms of its vector and tensor polarizations and identify the angular distributions and asymmetries able to separate them in collider experiments. The results are applied to the study of polarized top quark decays and diboson resonances. These novel observables are of great value for disentangling new physics mechanisms in W boson production. |
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[Aguilar-Saavedra, J. A.] Univ Granada, Dept Fis Teor & Cosmos, E-18071 Granada, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000368324500001 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2538 |
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Bernabeu, J. |
Title |
Discrete Symmetries CP,T,CPT |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Acta Physica Polonica B |
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Acta Phys. Pol. B |
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47 |
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2 |
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417-424 |
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The role of symmetry breaking mechanisms to search for new physics is of highest importance. We discuss the status and prospects of the discrete symmetries CP, T, CPT looking for their separate violation in LHC experiments and meson factories. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose] Univ Valencia, Dept Theoret Phys, E-46003 Valencia, Spain, Email: jose.bernabeu@uv.es |
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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego |
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0587-4254 |
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WOS:000373493700022 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2628 |
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Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Mitsou, V.A.; Romero Adam, E.; Vives, O. |
Title |
METing SUSY on the Z peak |
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Journal Article |
Year  |
2016 |
Publication |
European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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76 |
Issue |
2 |
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57 - 13pp |
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Recently the ATLAS experiment announced a 3 sigma excess at the Z-peak consisting of 29 pairs of leptons together with two or more jets, E-T(miss) > 225 GeV and H-T > 600 GeV, to be compared with 10.6 +/- 3.2 expected lepton pairs in the Standard Model. No excess outside the Z-peak was observed. By trying to explain this signal with SUSY we find that only relatively light gluinos, m((g) over bar) less than or similar to 1.2 TeV, together with a heavy neutralino NLSP of m((chi) over bar) greater than or similar to 400 GeV decaying predominantly to Z-boson plus a light gravitino, such that nearly every gluino produces at least one Z-boson in its decay chain, could reproduce the excess. We construct an explicit general gauge mediation model able to reproduce the observed signal overcoming all the experimental limits. Needless to say, more sophisticated models could also reproduce the signal, however, any model would have to exhibit the following features: light gluinos, or heavy particles with a strong production cross section, producing at least one Z-boson in its decay chain. The implications of our findings for the Run II at LHC with the scaling on the Z peak, as well as for the direct search of gluinos and other SUSY particles, are pointed out. |
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[Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Vives, O.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, C Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: oscar.vives@uv.es |
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WOS:000375278800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2662 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Botella, F.J.; Nebot, M. |
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Genuine T, CP, CPT asymmetry parameters for the entangled B-d system |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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100 - 24pp |
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Discrete Symmetries; Space-Time Symmetries |
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The precise connection between the theoretical T, CP, CPT asymmetries, in terms of transition probabilities between the filtered neutral meson B-d states, and the experimental asymmetries, in terms of the double decay rate intensities for Flavour-CP eigenstate decay products in a B-d-factory of entangled states, is established. This allows the identification of genuine Asymmetry Parameters in the time distribution of the asymmetries and their measurability by disentangling genuine and possible fake terms. We express the nine asymmetry parameters three different observables for each one of the three symmetries in terms of the ingredients of the Weisskopf-Wigner dynamical description of the entangled B-d-meson states and we obtain a global fit to their values from the BaBar collaboration experimental results. The possible fake terms are all compatible with zero and the information content of the nine asymmetry parameters is indeed different. The non -vanishing Delta l(c)(T) = 0.687 +/- 0.020 and Delta l(c)(CP) = 0.680 +/- 0.021 are impressive separate direct evidence of Time -Reversal -violation and CP-violation in these transitions and compatible with Standard Model expectations. An intriguing 2 sigma effect for the Re(theta) parameter responsible of CPT -violation appears which, interpreted as an upper limit, leads to vertical bar M (B) over baro (B) over baro vertical bar MBoBo < 4.0 x 10(-5) eV at 95% C.L. for the diagonal flavour terms of the mass matrix. It contributes to the CP-violating Delta l(c)(CP) asymmetry parameter in an unorthodox manner – in its cos(Delta M t) time dependence-, and it is accessible in facilities with non-entangled B-d's, like the LHCb experiment. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Valencia, Spain, Email: Jose.Bernabeu@uv.es; |
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WOS:000379028400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Benitez, V. et al; Bernabeu, J.; Garcia, C.; Lacasta, C.; Marco, R.; Rodriguez, D.; Santoyo, D.; Solaz, C.; Soldevila, U. |
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Sensors for the End-cap prototype of the Inner Tracker in the ATLAS Detector Upgrade |
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Journal Article |
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2016 |
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Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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833 |
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226-232 |
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Silicon radiation detectors; Strip sensors; HL-LHC; ATLAS Upgrade; Inner Tracker (ITk); End-cap |
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The new silicon microstrip sensors of the End-cap part of the HL-LHC ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) present a number of challenges due to their complex design features such as the multiple different sensor shapes, the varying strip pitch, or the built-In stereo angle. In order to investigate these specific problems, the “petalet” prototype was defined as a small End-cap prototype. The sensors for the petalet prototype include several new layout and technological solutions to investigate the issues, they have been tested in detail by the collaboration. The sensor description and detailed test results are presented in this paper. New software tools have been developed for the automatic layout generation of the complex designs. The sensors have been fabricated, characterized and delivered to the institutes in the collaboration for their assembly on petalet prototypes. This paper describes the lessons learnt from the design and tests of the new solutions implemented on these sensors, which are being used for the full petal sensor development. This has resulted in the ITIc strip, community acquiring the necessary expertise to develop the full End-cap structure, the petal. |
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[Benitez, V.; Ullan, M.; Quirion, D.; Pellegrini, G.; Fleta, C.; Lozano, M.] CSIC, CNM, IMB, Campus Univ Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain, Email: miguel.ullan@imb-cnm.csic.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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WOS:000383818200032 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2816 |
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