F. Rossel

The DELPHI Microvertex detector

The DELPHI Microvertex detector, which has been in operation since the start of the 1990 LEP run, consists of three layers of silicon microstrip detectors at average radii of 6.3, 9.0 and 11.0 cm. The 73728 readout strips, oriented along the beam, have a total active area of 0.42 m2. The strip pitch is 25 μm and every other strip is read out by low power charge amplifiers, giving a signal to noise ratio of 15:1 for minimum ionizing particles. On-line zero suppression results in an average data size of 4 kbyte for Z0 events. After a mechanical survey and an alignment with tracks, the impact parameter uncertainty as determined from hadronic Z0 decays is well described by (69pt)2 + 242 μm, with pt in GeV/c. For the 45 GeV/c tracks from Z0 → μ− decays we find an uncertainty of 21 μm for the impact parameter, which corresponds to a precision of 8 μm per point. The stability during the run is monitored using light spots and capacitive probes. An analysis of tracks through sector overlaps provides an additional check of the stability. The same analysis also results in a value of 6 μm for the intrinsic precision of the detector.

The DELPHI silicon strip microvertex detector with double sided readout

The silicon strip microvertex detector of the DELPHI experiment at the CERN LEP collider has been recently upgraded from two coordinates (RΦ only) to three coordinates reconstruction (RΦ and z). The new Microvertex detector consists of 125 952 readout channels, and uses novel techniques to obtain the third coordinate. These include the use of AC coupled double sided silicon detectors with strips orthogonal to each other on opposite sides of the detector wafer. The routing of signals from the z strips to the end of the detector modules is done with a second metal layer on the detector surface, thus keeping the material in the sensitive area to a minimum. Pairs of wafers are daisy chained, with the wafers within each pair flipped with respect to each other in order to minimize the load capacitance on the readout amplifiers. The design of the detector and its various components are described. Results on the performance of the new detector are presented, with special emphasis on alignment, intrinsic precision and impact parameter resolution. The new detector has been taking data since spring of 1994, performing up to design specifications.

The DELPHI very forward tracker for LEP200

Abstract The design of a new silicon tracker detector for the forward region in the DELPHI experiment is presented. It consists of two layers of macropixel and two layers of ministrip detectors in both the forward directions. The motivations and the requirements for this detector will be shown together with test beam results.

A Purity Monitoring System for the H1 Liquid Argon Calorimeter

The ionization probes used for monitoring the liquid argon purity in the H1 calorimeter are described and results of their operation in tests at CERN and during the period 1992 to the end of 1998 at HERA are given. The high sensitivity of the charge measurements leads to refined charge collection models, and to the observation of a variation of the ionization yield of our electron sources with temperature.The ionization probes used for monitoring the liquid argon purity in the H1 calorimeter are described and results of their operation in tests at CERN and during the period 1992 to the end of 1998 at HERA are given. The high sensitivity of the charge measurements leads to refined charge collection models, and to the observation of a variation of the ionization yield of our electron sources with temperature.

The DELPHI microvertex detector

The main characteristics of the DELPHI Microvertex Detector are presented. The performance in terms of impact parameter resolution, association efficiency, and ambiguity is evaluated after two years of data taking at LEP.