Speaker
Description
The Vertex Locator (VELO) of LHCb, located at the heart of the collision, needs an upgrade with the upcoming upgrade of LHC (HL-LHC). It needs to maintain the performance by precisely tracking the particles close to the interaction point. The important challenge is to reduce the material budget and improve the timing resolution of the sub-detector to better separate the events. This talk highlights the developments that are planned for the VELO upgrade II to reduce the material budget by considering the possibility of modules being inserted in primary vacuum and appropriate changes in mechanical design. It will also highlight the developments under consideration to improve the timing resolution with fast readout links using silicon photonics and VTRx as well as cooling strategies that are being studied to mitigate the expected radiation damage. Additionally, its backend plans and applications of the R&D to LumiTracker detector shall also be discussed.
| Position | Post-doctoral Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela |
| Country | Spain |
