Thursday, February 22, 2018, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium
Petra Riedler, CERN
Abstract:
Silicon pixel detectors are used as inner tracking detectors in many
High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments providing precise tracking
information in the regions close to the interaction point. While most
present systems are based on hybrid silicon pixel detectors, the
development of monolithic silicon pixel detectors has made significant
progress in recent years. The ALICE Inner Tracking System (ITS) has
chosen monolithic pixel detectors for its LS2 upgrade following an
intense R&D phase. This talk will provide an overview of monolithic
silicon pixel detectors and present the ALICE ITS upgrade and its
production status.