The aim of the course is to enable INFN researchers to improve their awareness and knowledge on the present status, current limits and future developments in novel detection techniques and related aspects (simulation, signal acquisition, tracking, particle identification,...).
The course is structured as follows: morning sessions will be devoted to seminars given by world-wide recognized detector experts, whereas, in the afternoons, “hands-on” laboratory sessions will allow participants to taste state-of-the-art detectors.
The Seminar is part of the INFN Educational Program for the INFN personnel; nevertheless a limited number of external auditors is welcome.
Seminar Topics:
Laboratory Sessions:
The art of calorimetry
Calorimeters are one of the most versatile component of a modern detector. From energy measurement to particle identification, from time resolution to ``tracking'', to fast trigger capability, they offer excellent performance on a large variety of applications. An art older than 100 years, which still offers secrets to unveil and challenges to overcome. Shall you be responsible to design the calorimeter for the high energy physics experiments of the future, or to calibrate and analyze the soon-to-come exciting new physics of the current generation of experiments, you will for sure profit from a 360 degrees overview on the art of calorimetry. In these lectures I will overview the calorimeters of the major modern high energy physics experiments, and I will touch briefly on calorimeters for astroparticle and neutrino physics. The state of the art technologies, the novelties in material, and readout electronics for caloriemters will be presented. I will discuss innovative analysis techniques and the currently best results obtained with modern calorimeters.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Erika Garutti
Personal
Name Erika Garutti
Born June 22nd, 1974 in Alfonsine, Ferrara
Address Ostermeyerstr 23, 22067 Hamburg, Germany
E-Mail erika.garutti@desy.de
Nationality Italian
Civil status unmarried
Education and Formation
1988-1993 Scientic college, "A. Roiti" (Ferrara, Italy)
1993-1997 Ferrara University (Ferrara, Italy), physics.
Dec. 1997 Degree in physics with particle physics subject
with mark 110 cum laude over 110.
1998-1999 Master at the Ferrara University
1999-2003 PhD in high energy physics at NIKHEF (Nationaal Instituut voor
Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As member of the HERMES collaboration:
- test and commissioning of a silicon strip detector,
- analysis of heavy nuclei data,
- hardware and simulations studies on polarized target.
2003-2006 DESY fellow
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- R&D for a hadron calorimeter,
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
As member of the H1 collaboration:.
- NLO calculation for heavy flavor analysis.
since 2006 DESY scientifc staff
As leader of a Helmholtz young investigator group:
- calorimeter R&D and data analysis,
- detector R&D for positron emission tomography.
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
Signal formation in detectors
The lectures will cover the basic principles of particle detection as
well as examples of modern particle detection techniques. After
reviewing some of the history of the field, the physical principles of
interaction of particles with matter and the related signal creation in
particle detectors are discussed. These principles will be illustrated
by existing detector systems including first performance results of the
LHC detectors.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Werner Riegler
1994-1997: Doctoral Student at CERN in the ATLAS Muon group, Development
of the Muon Tracking Chambers
1997-2000: Post Doc. At Harvard University, Development of Readout
Electronics for the ATLAS Muon System, CDF Experiment
2000-2004: Staff member at CERN in the LHCb muon group, Development of
LHCb Muon Trigger Chambers and Frontend Electronics
2004-2008: Staff Member at CERN in the ALICE Technical Coordination
Group, responsible for installation of the Experiment.
Since August 2009, Technical coordinator of the ALICE experiment.
Fast Front-End Electronics for Energy and Timing Measurements
Deep submicron CMOS technologies offer the possibility of implementing multi-channel front-end ASICs for radiation detectors with sampling speed in excess of 10 Gsamples/sec, time resolution below 100 ps, energy resolution above 8 bits and power consumption in the order of milli-watts per channel. In this lecture the key issues involved in such complex designs will be discussed and the most recent developments in the field will be reviewed. Emphasis will be given to the design of the critical analog blocks and to the techniques that must be applied to make possible the co-existence on the same chip of sensitive front-end amplifiers with fast digital circuits. Two case studies will be discussed in detail: a timing circuit with 100 ps resolution for silicon detector and a front-end for photomultiplier tubes with rate capability in excess of 10 MHz per channel.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Angelo Rivetti
The art of calorimetry
Calorimeters are one of the most versatile component of a modern detector. From energy measurement to particle identification, from time resolution to ``tracking'', to fast trigger capability, they offer excellent performance on a large variety of applications. An art older than 100 years, which still offers secrets to unveil and challenges to overcome. Shall you be responsible to design the calorimeter for the high energy physics experiments of the future, or to calibrate and analyze the soon-to-come exciting new physics of the current generation of experiments, you will for sure profit from a 360 degrees overview on the art of calorimetry. In these lectures I will overview the calorimeters of the major modern high energy physics experiments, and I will touch briefly on calorimeters for astroparticle and neutrino physics. The state of the art technologies, the novelties in material, and readout electronics for caloriemters will be presented. I will discuss innovative analysis techniques and the currently best results obtained with modern calorimeters.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Erika Garutti
Personal
Name Erika Garutti
Born June 22nd, 1974 in Alfonsine, Ferrara
Address Ostermeyerstr 23, 22067 Hamburg, Germany
E-Mail erika.garutti@desy.de
Nationality Italian
Civil status unmarried
Education and Formation
1988-1993 Scientic college, "A. Roiti" (Ferrara, Italy)
1993-1997 Ferrara University (Ferrara, Italy), physics.
Dec. 1997 Degree in physics with particle physics subject
with mark 110 cum laude over 110.
1998-1999 Master at the Ferrara University
1999-2003 PhD in high energy physics at NIKHEF (Nationaal Instituut voor
Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As member of the HERMES collaboration:
- test and commissioning of a silicon strip detector,
- analysis of heavy nuclei data,
- hardware and simulations studies on polarized target.
2003-2006 DESY fellow
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- R&D for a hadron calorimeter,
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
As member of the H1 collaboration:.
- NLO calculation for heavy flavor analysis.
since 2006 DESY scientifc staff
As leader of a Helmholtz young investigator group:
- calorimeter R&D and data analysis,
- detector R&D for positron emission tomography.
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
The art of calorimetry
Calorimeters are one of the most versatile component of a modern detector. From energy measurement to particle identification, from time resolution to ``tracking'', to fast trigger capability, they offer excellent performance on a large variety of applications. An art older than 100 years, which still offers secrets to unveil and challenges to overcome. Shall you be responsible to design the calorimeter for the high energy physics experiments of the future, or to calibrate and analyze the soon-to-come exciting new physics of the current generation of experiments, you will for sure profit from a 360 degrees overview on the art of calorimetry. In these lectures I will overview the calorimeters of the major modern high energy physics experiments, and I will touch briefly on calorimeters for astroparticle and neutrino physics. The state of the art technologies, the novelties in material, and readout electronics for caloriemters will be presented. I will discuss innovative analysis techniques and the currently best results obtained with modern calorimeters.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Erika Garutti
Personal
Name Erika Garutti
Born June 22nd, 1974 in Alfonsine, Ferrara
Address Ostermeyerstr 23, 22067 Hamburg, Germany
E-Mail erika.garutti@desy.de
Nationality Italian
Civil status unmarried
Education and Formation
1988-1993 Scientic college, "A. Roiti" (Ferrara, Italy)
1993-1997 Ferrara University (Ferrara, Italy), physics.
Dec. 1997 Degree in physics with particle physics subject
with mark 110 cum laude over 110.
1998-1999 Master at the Ferrara University
1999-2003 PhD in high energy physics at NIKHEF (Nationaal Instituut voor
Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As member of the HERMES collaboration:
- test and commissioning of a silicon strip detector,
- analysis of heavy nuclei data,
- hardware and simulations studies on polarized target.
2003-2006 DESY fellow
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- R&D for a hadron calorimeter,
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
As member of the H1 collaboration:.
- NLO calculation for heavy flavor analysis.
since 2006 DESY scientifc staff
As leader of a Helmholtz young investigator group:
- calorimeter R&D and data analysis,
- detector R&D for positron emission tomography.
As member of the CALICE collaboration:
- run coordinator for the test beam campaign.
Signal formation in detectors
The lectures will cover the basic principles of particle detection as
well as examples of modern particle detection techniques. After
reviewing some of the history of the field, the physical principles of
interaction of particles with matter and the related signal creation in
particle detectors are discussed. These principles will be illustrated
by existing detector systems including first performance results of the
LHC detectors.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Werner Riegler
1994-1997: Doctoral Student at CERN in the ATLAS Muon group, Development
of the Muon Tracking Chambers
1997-2000: Post Doc. At Harvard University, Development of Readout
Electronics for the ATLAS Muon System, CDF Experiment
2000-2004: Staff member at CERN in the LHCb muon group, Development of
LHCb Muon Trigger Chambers and Frontend Electronics
2004-2008: Staff Member at CERN in the ALICE Technical Coordination
Group, responsible for installation of the Experiment.
Since August 2009, Technical coordinator of the ALICE experiment.
Fast Front-End Electronics for Energy and Timing Measurements
Deep submicron CMOS technologies offer the possibility of implementing multi-channel front-end ASICs for radiation detectors with sampling speed in excess of 10 Gsamples/sec, time resolution below 100 ps, energy resolution above 8 bits and power consumption in the order of milli-watts per channel. In this lecture the key issues involved in such complex designs will be discussed and the most recent developments in the field will be reviewed. Emphasis will be given to the design of the critical analog blocks and to the techniques that must be applied to make possible the co-existence on the same chip of sensitive front-end amplifiers with fast digital circuits. Two case studies will be discussed in detail: a timing circuit with 100 ps resolution for silicon detector and a front-end for photomultiplier tubes with rate capability in excess of 10 MHz per channel.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Angelo Rivetti
Novel Silicon Detectors
Pixel sensors are a key element in modern experimental applications, spanning from silicon vertex trackers in high energy physics experiments to high resolution imagers at advanced X-ray sources. The demanding specifications of these experiments stimulate the development of novel solutions, exploiting the most recent advances in sensor technologies, microelectronics, and interconnection techniques. These lectures will review the different paths that are being pursued for the next generation of pixel detector systems. Special focus will be given to monolithic sensor technologies and to 3D vertical integration, which open new perspectives for pixel applications requiring low material budget, high resolution, high data rate capabilities and the generation of a track trigger with low latency.
Curriculum Vitae Prof. Valerio Re
Valerio Re received his Laurea degree in Physics (summa cum laude) from
the University of Milano in 1985, and earned a Ph.D. in Electronic
Engineering from the University of Pavia in 1990. In 1986 he joined the
Electronic Instrumentation group at the Department of Electronics of the
University of Pavia as an assistant professor. During the period
1998-2006 he was an associate professor of Electronic Instrumentation at
the University of Bergamo. Since 2006 he is a professor of Electronics at
the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bergamo.
His current research interests are in the fields of the design of analog
devices and front-end circuits for radiation detectors, of the study of
noise and radiation effects in electronic devices and of the development
of electronic instrumentation for the characterization of solid-state
devices. He is presently focusing on nanoscale CMOS technologies for the
design of integrated circuits for the processing of signals delivered by
semiconductor sensors. Valerio Re is also developing monolithic active
pixel sensors in CMOS technologies in the 100-nm regime. Valerio Re has
been the Principal Investigator of several research programs funded by
the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Presently, he is the
P.I. of a three-year INFN program on pixel sensors in 3D microelectronic
technologies. He is a member of the Facilitation Group on vertically
integrated pixel sensors, which was established by the management of
CERN, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and KEK (Japan). Valerio Re
is author or coauthor of more than 200 papers on international scientific
journals and conference proceedings.
Novel Silicon Detectors
Pixel sensors are a key element in modern experimental applications, spanning from silicon vertex trackers in high energy physics experiments to high resolution imagers at advanced X-ray sources. The demanding specifications of these experiments stimulate the development of novel solutions, exploiting the most recent advances in sensor technologies, microelectronics, and interconnection techniques. These lectures will review the different paths that are being pursued for the next generation of pixel detector systems. Special focus will be given to monolithic sensor technologies and to 3D vertical integration, which open new perspectives for pixel applications requiring low material budget, high resolution, high data rate capabilities and the generation of a track trigger with low latency.
Curriculum Vitae Prof. Valerio Re
Valerio Re received his Laurea degree in Physics (summa cum laude) from
the University of Milano in 1985, and earned a Ph.D. in Electronic
Engineering from the University of Pavia in 1990. In 1986 he joined the
Electronic Instrumentation group at the Department of Electronics of the
University of Pavia as an assistant professor. During the period
1998-2006 he was an associate professor of Electronic Instrumentation at
the University of Bergamo. Since 2006 he is a professor of Electronics at
the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bergamo.
His current research interests are in the fields of the design of analog
devices and front-end circuits for radiation detectors, of the study of
noise and radiation effects in electronic devices and of the development
of electronic instrumentation for the characterization of solid-state
devices. He is presently focusing on nanoscale CMOS technologies for the
design of integrated circuits for the processing of signals delivered by
semiconductor sensors. Valerio Re is also developing monolithic active
pixel sensors in CMOS technologies in the 100-nm regime. Valerio Re has
been the Principal Investigator of several research programs funded by
the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Presently, he is the
P.I. of a three-year INFN program on pixel sensors in 3D microelectronic
technologies. He is a member of the Facilitation Group on vertically
integrated pixel sensors, which was established by the management of
CERN, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and KEK (Japan). Valerio Re
is author or coauthor of more than 200 papers on international scientific
journals and conference proceedings.
Inorganic scintillators for the detection of ionizing radiation
The lecture starts with an overview of the operation principle of inorganic scintillators. This part comprises; 1) the interaction phase where ionizing particles produce a large number of free charge carriers in the scintillation crystal. 2) The transport phase where charge carriers are transported to luminescence centers. 3) The luminescence phase leading to emission of the scintillation flash. Here the properties of important luminescence ions like the lanthanides Ce3+, Pr3+, Eu2+, and the s2-elements Tl+, Pb2+, Bi3+ will be discussed. In the next part, the physical and technological aspects that determine the scintillation light yield, scintillation speed, and how that all affects energy resolution and timing resolution of scintillation detection systems are addressed. What are the fundamental limits and have those been reached by modern day scintillators? The theory and models on scintillators will be illustrated by presenting and discussing the properties of well known and widely applied scintillators like e.g. NaI:Tl, CsI:Tl, Lu2SiO5:Ce, BaF2, PbWO4, LaCl3:Ce, LaBr3:Ce. The ideal scintillator does not exist. Some scintillators excel in energy resolution and others in detection efficiency or scintillation speed. One therefore should always find an optimal compromise between detector demands, available scintillators, and price. The final part of the lecture is on the application of scintillators and its requirements.
Curriculum Vitae Prof. Pieter Dorenbos
After his PhD on ionic conductivity in alkaline earth fluorides at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands, he started in 1988 as assistant professor at the Technical University of Delft to develop new scintillator materials for the detection of ionizing radiation. That research topic evolved into a wider field of luminescence materials research. In 2008 Pieter Dorenbos was appointed full professor in Luminescence Materials at the Technical University of Delft where he is now heading the Luminescence Materials Research program. He (co-) authored about 270 peer reviewed journal papers and is inventor of eight patented scintillators. Most important discovery relates to LaBr3:Ce3+, a scintillator that combines record low energy resolution with very fast scintillation response time. His main interests are; 1) scintillation mechanisms and related charge carrier migration and trapping phenomena in the solid state, and 2) the chemistry and physics associated with lanthanide impurity luminescence in inorganic compounds. Dorenbos has developed models that successfully predict the position of the ground and excited states of lanthanide ions in inorganic compounds. The expertise and laboratory infrastructure is directed towards developing new scintillators for radiation detection, new phosphors for lighting, display or solar conversion applications, new charge carrier storage materials for dosimetry and persistent luminescence, improving models for dating sediments, and studying phase switching processes in pure lanthanide compounds.