Time resolution of a MCP-PMT and test infrastructure in the solid state detector lab (Matteo Centis Vignali)

The integration of time measurements to the tracking and calorimetry systems can help to mitigate the effects of the pile-up foreseen for the high luminosity LHC upgrade. Several groups are investigating different technologies to achieve a sufficient time resolution for this purpose. The Picosec group of the CERN RD51 collaboration is developing gas detectors with high time resolution. Different groups are developing silicon detectors dedicated to timing. The RD50 collaboration studies the effects of radiation damage on silicon detectors and is participating in their characterization.
This talk presents the characterization of the micro channel plate photomultiplier used as a time reference in the Picosec beam test of fall 2016, and the infrastructure used to characterize silicon detectors present in the solid state detector laboratory.