Recent progress of the ATLAS Planar Pixel Sensor R & D Project

Abstract

The foreseen luminosity upgrade for the LHC (a factor of 5-10 more in peak luminosity by 2021) poses serious constraints on the technology for the ATLAS tracker in this High Luminosity era (HL-LHC). In fact, such luminosity increase leads to increased occupancy and radiation damage of the tracking detectors.To investigate the suitability of pixel sensors using the proven planar technology for the upgraded tracker, the ATLAS Planar Pixel Sensor R&D Project was established comprising 17 institutes and more than 80 scientists. Main areas of research are the performance of planar pixel sensors at highest fluences, the exploration of possibilities for cost reduction to enable the instrumentation of large areas, the achievement of slim or active edge designs to provide low geometric inefficiencies without the need for shingling of modules and the investigation of the operation of highly irradiated sensors at low thresholds to increase the efficiency.In the following I will present results from the group, concerning mainly irradiated-devices performance, together with studies for new sensors, including detailed simulations.

Quality control on planar n-in-n pixel sensors — Recent progress of ATLAS planar pixel sensors

“…Recent overviews of the PPS R&D project can be found in Refs. [13][14][15]. Development and results on planar n-in-p sensors have been achieved [16][17][18][19].…”

Development of edgeless n-on-p planar pixel sensors for future ATLAS upgrades

“…These harsh conditions demand radiation-hard devices and a finely segmented detector to cope with the expected high occupancy. Several options are under investigation for the upgrade of the ATLAS pixel detector, including diamond [4], silicon 3D [5], HV-CMOS [6] and planar sensors [7].…”