Speaker
Thomas Bird
(University of Manchester (GB))
Description
A major upgrade of the LHCb experiment is planned to start taking data in 2020.
The LHCb Vertex Locator will be replaced by a new and highly novel detector.
It will be based on radiation hard hybrid pixel sensors, with a pixel dimension of $55\times{}55\,{\mu{}}\text{m}$, cooled using $\text{CO}_2$ flowing through microchannels integrated into the silicon.
During operation, the sensors will be only $5\,\text{mm}$ from the LHC beams.
The general design, optimisation process and expected performance of this Vertex Locator will be described.
Author
Thomas Bird
(University of Manchester (GB))
