The Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) of the BABAR experiment at SLAC is a crucial tool to measure with precision the decay position of B mesons produced in the PEP-II electron-positron collisions. It is structured in five layers made of double-sided, AC coupled silicon microstrip sensors. In this paper, a review of some of the technical solutions chosen in the detector design phase is presented. In particular, we focus here on those elements which turned out to be sources of problems during the installation and the first few years of operation; the solutions adopted to solve the problems are presented together with recommendations and proposals for alternate future designs.

Re, V., Kirkby, D., Bruinsma, M., Curry, S., Berryhill, J., Burke, S., et al. (2005). What can be learned from the BABAR Silicon Vertex Tracker running experience. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 552(1-2), 224-231 [10.1016/j.nima.2005.06.071].

What can be learned from the BABAR Silicon Vertex Tracker running experience

CARPINELLI, Massimo;
2005

Abstract

The Silicon Vertex Tracker (SVT) of the BABAR experiment at SLAC is a crucial tool to measure with precision the decay position of B mesons produced in the PEP-II electron-positron collisions. It is structured in five layers made of double-sided, AC coupled silicon microstrip sensors. In this paper, a review of some of the technical solutions chosen in the detector design phase is presented. In particular, we focus here on those elements which turned out to be sources of problems during the installation and the first few years of operation; the solutions adopted to solve the problems are presented together with recommendations and proposals for alternate future designs.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Radiation damage; Silicon detectors; Strip detectors; Tracking
English
2005
552
1-2
224
231
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Re, V., Kirkby, D., Bruinsma, M., Curry, S., Berryhill, J., Burke, S., et al. (2005). What can be learned from the BABAR Silicon Vertex Tracker running experience. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 552(1-2), 224-231 [10.1016/j.nima.2005.06.071].
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