Speaker
Description
Beam telescopes play a central role in the development of technologies for particle detection as well as beam manipulation. They provide reference measurements of particle trajectories that enable performance studies of Devices Under Test in particle beams. Successful operation relies on the coordinated integration of detectors, mechanics, and electronics. In addition, dedicated gateware, firmware, and software for system control, readout, track reconstruction, and data analysis are required. This makes beam telescope development a highly multidisciplinary effort.
The lecture discusses how beam telescopes are realized in practice, covering planning, building and commissioning, highlighting typical constraints, design trade-offs, and lessons learned from existing implementations. It provides both newcomers and experienced users with a general understanding of beam telescope systems and offers insight and inspiration for addressing both common and less conventional challenges and pitfalls.