Abstract:

The optical fibres that will be used in SLHC detectors will be exposed to high doses and low temperatures in the inner detectors. A number of Single-Mode (SM) and Multi-Mode (MM) fibres have been tested for radiation hardness by exposure beyond a full SLHC dose to 500 kGy(Si) in the -25°C operating temperatures expected in the upgraded inner detectors. From these measurements conservative estimates of the level of Radiation Induced Absorption (RIA) have been calculated for these fibres in realistic paths through an upgraded inner detector. Two SM fibres have been found whose total calculated RIAs were much lower than the budgeted 1 dB, despite the high dose rates used in the experiment. The RIAs for the DrakaElite Super RadHard Single-Mode Fiber and Fibre X were calculated to be 0.142 and 0.064 dB respectively. Another SM and a MM fibre showed high levels of RIA during the experiment, however they cannot be ruled out as candidate fibres due the the high dose rate of 27 kGy(Si)/hr used.

Abstract:

A common project to develop a bi-directional, radiation tolerant, high speed (4.8 Gb/s) optical link for future high energy physics experiments is described. Due to be completed in 2012, it targets the upgrade programs of detectors installed at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The development of radiation and magnetic field tolerant opto-electronic devices, fibre and connectors is described. Both Single-Mode and Multi-Mode versions of the system operating respectively at 850 nm and 1310 nm wavelength are proposed. First results at component and system level are presented, based mostly on commercially available devices. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA.

Abstract:

A luminosity upgrade is planned in the future for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (called SLHC). Two optical fibres have been tested in a bespoke cold container achieving a constant temperature of ≃ -25°C during the entire exposure. The motivations and results of these tests are presented and two mul-timode and one single mode optical fibre have been identified as candidates for optical links within the joint ATLAS and CMS Versatile Link project.

Abstract:

A detailed study is presented of the expected performance of the ATLAS detector. The reconstruction of tracks, leptons, photons, missing energy and jets is investigated, together with the performance of b-tagging and the trigger. The physics potential for a variety of interesting physics processes, within the Standard Model and beyond, is examined. The study comprises a series of notes based on simulations of the detector and physics processes, with particular emphasis given to the data expected from the first years of operation of the LHC at CERN.