Characterization of the Omega3/LHC1 Silicon Pixel Detector

摘要

The topic of this study is to compare the ATLAS specifications for the pixelsystem with the experimental specifications of the Omega3/LHC1 pixel detector. Chapter 1 is an introduction into particle physics and provides a description of the ATLAS detector. In chapter 2 the principle of Silicon as a detector material is described. Chapter 3 reviews the general features of silicon pixel detectors and the specific features of the Omega3/LHC1 detector. Chapter 4 concentrates on the measurements carried out with the NIKHEF test set up. Chapter 5 presents the measurements performed in the CERN SPS H6 test beam. Finally the conclusions of the measurements on the Omega3/LHC1 detector are presented in chapter 6.