Central Service Upgrades for Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment at 13 TeV

Speaker: David Zou

When: February 5, 2015 (Thu), 10:00AM to 11:00AM (add to my calendar)
Location: PRB 261

This event is part of the Preliminary Oral Exam.

Examing Committee: James Rohlf, Kevin Black, Kenneth Lane, Pankaj Mehta

Abstract:

The Large Hadron Collier (LHC), the worlds largest and most powerful particle collider, is poised to turn back on early this year after a two-year long shutdown.

With a design center of mass energy of 14 TeV for proton-proton collisions, the LHC had a successful and productive period of operation at 7 and 8 TeV. With a goal of running at 13 TeV in 2015, a long technical stop began in order to prepare for challenges and opportunities associated with this increase in energy. The potential for detecting signatures of new physics beyond the Standard Model at this increased energy means that this upcoming period of operation could be crucial in shaping the future of particle physics.

In order to cope with the high luminosity anticipated in the upcoming period of operation, the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the LHC has made many upgrades to its various sub-detectors, as well as to central services used by these sub-detectors. This talk will focus on the design, development and testing of the AMC13, a dedicated board used in various sub-detectors to provide central services including clock, timing, and data acquisition.

David