Wednesday 29 October 2008

Speaker: Andreas Korn   (LBNL)

Title: The ATLAS Pixel Detector: Overview and Commissioning

Abstract: The ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider uses a Pixel Detector as the innermost part
of its tracking detector. The Pixel detector is designed to operate in a harsh radiation environment and
cope with the fast 40 MHz bunch crossing frequency.

The Pixel detector consists of 1744 modules with an active area of about 1.7 square meters and a total of
80 million pixels.

An overview of the project is given and the  construction experience illustrated.

First commissioning results will be highlighted.