1 / 5

CALICE overview

CALICE is an International R&D project investigating various technologies for calorimetry in the International Linear Collider (ILC). The project is funded by European and national sources and involves 41 institutes and over 200 members. CALICE-UK is a subgroup within CALICE, consisting of institutes in Birmingham, Cambridge, Imperial, Manchester, RAL, Royal Holloway, and UCL. The project focuses on developing different types of calorimeters, such as ECAL with tungsten and HCAL with steel, and testing them through test beam studies, DAQ development, sensor studies, mechanical and thermal studies, and physics and simulation studies. The project aims to improve the jet energy resolution and b-jet identification, and explore the potential use of monolithic active pixel sensors (MAPS). Funding is likely to continue post-March 2009, with a focus on detector Engineering Design Reports (EDRs) and collaborations with other detector components.

kimboyd
Download Presentation

CALICE overview

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. CALICE overview • International R&D project on calorimetry for the ILC investigating a number of technologies. • European and national funding with 41 institutes and over 200 members. • ECAL: tungsten with readout via scintillator tiles, diode pads, MAPS • HCAL: steel with analogue readout via scintillator tiles (AHCAL), and digital readout via RPCs or GEMs. • Tail-catcher: iron with scintillator strips.

  2. CALICE-UK • Birmingham, Cambridge, Imperial, Manchester, RAL, Royal Holloway, UCL. • Second round of STFC funding Apr 2006 – Mar 2009 of about £3.0M (5RAs, equipment, travel etc.). • Five workpackages • WP1 test beam studies of prototypes • WP2 DAQ • WP3 monolithic active pixel sensors • WP4 mechanical and thermal studies • WP5 physics and simulation studies • Post Mar 2009 there is likely to be continuing interest in all these areas, requiring further funding.

  3. Towards detector EDRs • UK is leading DAQ development; we aim to provide DAQ for next calorimeter prototypes leading up to EDRs. • Work is becoming more generic, possibly with detector-wide application; LCFI? • Combined test beam running with vertex detector, tracker and calorimeters? • Funding continues via EUDET until Dec 2009 to demonstrate readout of a slice of ECAL. EUDET planning a new application for further four years of funding; DAQ could be part of this.

  4. Towards detector EDRs • Physics studies and detector optimization will continue beyond Mar 2009. • Key issue is jet energy resolution, dominated by “confusion” term, particle flow algorithm approach is essential; UK leading area and an emphasis in our physics studies. • b-jet identification essential in many channels and now being applied in CALICE WP5; requires close collaboration.

  5. Towards detector EDRs • Mechanical studies need to move on towards whole detector issues; clear area for collaboration. • If MAPS is demonstrated as a viable option by Mar 2009 R&D would need to continue. MAPS could reduce cost of ECAL significantly.

More Related