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View article: Wavelength-tunable femtosecond pulsed laser for the characterisation of solid-state sensors
Wavelength-tunable femtosecond pulsed laser for the characterisation of solid-state sensors Open
The Two-Photon Absorption (TPA) process provides an excellent method for the characterisation of solid-state sensors due to its intrinsic 3D resolution for the excitation of electron-hole pairs. This paper presents the commissioning of a s…
View article: <scp>DNA</scp> Divers: Volunteer‐based <scp>eDNA</scp> capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring
<span>DNA</span> Divers: Volunteer‐based <span>eDNA</span> capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring Open
Volunteer‐based biodiversity recording is a powerful source of scalable data yet to be used to its full potential by the scientific community. Coastal ecosystems are varied and diverse, making it difficult for managers to identify flexible…
View article: Wavelength-tunable femtosecond pulsed laser for the characterisation of solid-state sensors
Wavelength-tunable femtosecond pulsed laser for the characterisation of solid-state sensors Open
The Two-Photon Absorption (TPA) process provides an excellent method for the characterisation of solid-state sensors due to its intrinsic 3D resolution for the excitation of electron-hole pairs. This paper presents the commissioning of a s…
View article: DNA Divers: volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring
DNA Divers: volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring Open
1. Volunteer-based biodiversity recording is a powerful source of scalable data yet to be used to its full potential by the scientific community. Coastal ecosystems are varied and diverse, making it difficult for managers to identify flexi…
View article: The LHCb VELO Upgrade module construction
The LHCb VELO Upgrade module construction Open
The LHCb detector has undergone a major upgrade for LHC Run 3. This Upgrade I detector facilitates operation at higher luminosity and utilises full-detector information at the LHC collision rate, critically including the use of vertex info…
View article: The LHCb VELO Upgrade Module Construction
The LHCb VELO Upgrade Module Construction Open
The LHCb detector has undergone a major upgrade for LHC Run 3. This Upgrade I detector facilitates operation at higher luminosity and utilises full-detector information at the LHC collision rate, critically including the use of vertex info…
View article: Upgrade of the Experimental Detectors for High Luminosity LHC
Upgrade of the Experimental Detectors for High Luminosity LHC Open
View article: Measurement of thermal properties of the LHCb VELO detector using track-based software alignment
Measurement of thermal properties of the LHCb VELO detector using track-based software alignment Open
The thermal properties of the LHCb Vertex Locator (VELO) are studied using the real-time detector alignment procedure. The variation of the position and orientation of the detector elements as a function of the operating temperature of the…
View article: Simulation and Optimization Studies of the LHCb Beetle Readout ASIC and Machine Learning Approach for Pulse Shape Reconstruction
Simulation and Optimization Studies of the LHCb Beetle Readout ASIC and Machine Learning Approach for Pulse Shape Reconstruction Open
The optimization of the Beetle readout ASIC and the performance of the software for the signal processing based on machine learning methods are presented. The Beetle readout chip was developed for the LHCb (Large Hadron Collider beauty) tr…
View article: Readout Firmware of the Vertex Locator for LHCb Run 3 and Beyond
Readout Firmware of the Vertex Locator for LHCb Run 3 and Beyond Open
The new LHCb Vertex Locator (VELO) for LHCb, comprising a new pixel detector and readout electronics, will be installed in 2021 for data taking in Run 3 at the LHC. The electronics centers around the “VeloPix” ASIC at the front-end operati…
View article: LHCb PLUME: Probe for LUminosity MEasurement
LHCb PLUME: Probe for LUminosity MEasurement Open
A new dedicated luminometer PLUME, based on registering Cherenkov light produced in quartz material by particles coming upstream from the collision region, is designed for the LHCb operation in Run 3. It will deliver online luminosity and …
View article: The upgrade I of LHCb VELO—towards an intelligent monitoring platform
The upgrade I of LHCb VELO—towards an intelligent monitoring platform Open
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) detector is designed to detect decays of b- and c- hadrons for the study of CP violation and rare decays. At the end of the LHC Run 2, many of the LHCb measurements remained statistically dominated. …
View article: Phase I Upgrade of the Readout System of the Vertex Detector at the LHCb Experiment
Phase I Upgrade of the Readout System of the Vertex Detector at the LHCb Experiment Open
This article describes the high-speed system designed to meet the challenging requirements for the readout of the new pixel VErtex LOcator (VELO) of the upgraded LHCb experiment. All elements of the electronics readout chain will be renewe…
View article: Velo Upgrade Module Nomenclature
Velo Upgrade Module Nomenclature Open
The nomenclature and geometry of the various constituents of velo upgrade hybrid sensors are defined, as well as their position within the modules. The modules nomenclature and their position along the z-axis are defined.
View article: Luminosity scenarios for LHCb Upgrade II
Luminosity scenarios for LHCb Upgrade II Open
The potential HL-LHC operational scenarios for LHCb Upgrade II are reviewed. Their impact on the physics performance of the LHCb Upgrade II experiment is described considering: the total integrated luminosity to be collected; the impact of…
View article: Model-independent Direct CPV Searches in multi-body decays
Model-independent Direct CPV Searches in multi-body decays Open
View article: Radiation Damage Effects and Operation of the LHCb Vertex Locator
Radiation Damage Effects and Operation of the LHCb Vertex Locator Open
Vertex Locator (VELO) is a silicon micro-strip detector situated around the interaction point in the LHCb spectrometer at the LHC. The LHCb experiment is dedicated to studying CP violation in the heavy flavor sector and rare decays of B me…
View article: Running prototype for alignment toolkit
Running prototype for alignment toolkit Open
View article: Shear and Thermal Testing of Adhesives for VELO Upgrade
Shear and Thermal Testing of Adhesives for VELO Upgrade Open
As part of the R&D process of the LHCb VELO Upgrade, a study has been performed on the thermal and mechanical performance of the adhesives Stycast 2850FT, 3M 9461P, and Araldite 2011. One or more of these adhesives could be used to attach …
View article: LHCb upgrade status and outlook
LHCb upgrade status and outlook Open
View article: Charm physics with LHCb-upgrade and post-upgrade
Charm physics with LHCb-upgrade and post-upgrade Open
View article: Search for matter-antimatter asymmetries in multi-body decays with GPUs
Search for matter-antimatter asymmetries in multi-body decays with GPUs Open
The LHCb experiment has recorded the world's largest sample of charmed meson decays. The search for matter-antimatter asymmetries in charm sector uses large event samples and requires high precision analysis and thus intensive computing. T…
View article: Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment: Measuring Matter Antimatter Asymmetries at the Large Hadron Collider
Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment: Measuring Matter Antimatter Asymmetries at the Large Hadron Collider Open
This document is the student manual for a third year undergraduate laboratory experiment at the University of Manchester. This project aims to measure a fundamental difference between the behaviour of matter and antimatter through the anal…