Performance of detectors using diamond sensors at the LHC and CMS

M. Hempel, T. Baer, A. E. Dabrowski, W. Lange, W. Lohmann, O. Novgorodova, N. J. Odell, D. P. Stickland, E. Griesmayer

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Abstract

Diamond detectors are used as beam loss and luminosity monitors for CMS and LHC. A time resolution in the nanosecond range allows to detect beam losses and luminosities of single bunches. The radiation hardness and negligible temperature dependence allow the usage of diamond sensors in high radiation fields without cooling. Two different diamond detector types are installed at LHC and CMS. One is based on pcCVD (polycrystalline chemical vapor deposition) diamonds and installed at different locations in the LHC tunnel for beam loss monitoring. Measurements of these detectors are used to perform a bunch-by-bunch beam loss analysis. They allow to disentangle the origin of beam losses. The second type uses scCVD (single crystal chemical vapor deposition) diamonds and is located inside CMS for van-der-Meer scan, beam halo and online luminosity monitoring and around the LHC tunnel for beam loss observation. Results on the performance of these detectors will be presented and examples of the use for analyzing the beam conditions will be given. In order to persist the enhanced requirements of the LHC after the long shutdown, e.g. higher luminosity, an upgrade of the detectors is required. The concept of the new detectors will be presented and first results will be shown.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIBIC 2013
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 2nd International Beam Instrumentation Conference
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
Pages174-177
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501274
StatePublished - Dec 1 2013
Event2nd International Beam Instrumentation Conference, IBIC 2013 - Oxford, United Kingdom
Duration: Sep 16 2013Sep 19 2013

Publication series

NameIBIC 2013: Proceedings of the 2nd International Beam Instrumentation Conference

Conference

Conference2nd International Beam Instrumentation Conference, IBIC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityOxford
Period9/16/139/19/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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