R&D on Experimental Technologies
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Overview
The CERN EP department has launched a strategic R&D programme on technologies for future experiments. This initiative covers detector hardware, electronics, software and detector magnets for new experiments and detector upgrades beyond LHC phase II.
In two public workshops held in 2018, the work programme was shaped in a bottom-up process which took into account the input and feedback of many colleagues from the HEP community. Many developments are carried out in cooperation with external groups. The work programme is documented in a detailed R&D report. A 10-pages summary was submitted as input to the European Strategy Group. The R&D activities have gradually started up in January 2020.
In spring 2023 a continuation proposal of the R&D programme has been presented to and approved by the CERN Directorate. The work plan covers the period 2024 to 2028, is well aligned with the ECFA Detector R&D Roadmap, and is the basis for CERN’s contributions to the DRD collaborations.
The work is organised in 12 work packages (see table below). A steering committee oversees all essential aspects of the programme.
EP R&D Organization
Steering Committee
Chair: Giovanna Lehmann
Coordinator: Werner Riegler
Members: Martin Aleksa, Gerardo Ganis, Richard Hawkings, Susanne Kühn, Magnus Mager, Niko Neufeld, Ludovico Pontecorvo, Michel Raymond, Christoph Rembser, Burkhard Schmidt, Michele Selvaggi, Eva Sicking, Guillaume Unal, Francois Vasey, Ken Wyllie
Work Packages
| WP | Work Package | WP leader & deputy |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Novel hybrid Silicon detectors | Victor Coco, Paula Collins |
| 1.2 | Monolithic depleted Silicon sensors | Francois Vasey, Federico Faccio |
| 1.3 | Silicon Modules | Dominik Dannheim, Abhishek Sharma |
| 1.4 | Silicon simulation and characterisation | Michael Moll, Dominik Dannheim |
| 2 | Gas detectors | Eraldo Oliveri, Florian Brunbauer |
| 3 | Calorimetry and light based detectors | Philipp Roloff, Floris Keizer |
| 4 | Detector Mechanics | Corrado Gargiulo, Paolo Petagna |
| 5 | IC technologies | Kostas Kloukinas, Davide Ceresa |
| 6 | High Speed Links | Jan Troska, Szymon Kulis |
| 7 | Software | Andre Sailer, Vincenzo E. Padulano |
| 8 | Detector Magnets | Benoit Cure, Matthias Mentink |
| 9 | Data AcQuisition | Wainer Vandelli, Tommaso Colombo |