Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1039: Development and Application of Intelligent Detectors
Subject Area
Particles, Nuclei and Fields
Term
from 2004 to 2013
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 374897
The International Training Research Group is engaged in the development and application of detectors for future experiments in nuclear and particle physics. The observation of extremely rare particles as well as the measurement of a variety of particles at the same time call for state-of-the-art detectors. For those applications the electronics for signal processing and the software for data analysis and detector control have to be considered an integral part of the detector concept. The high data rates of coming experiments result in huge amounts data which are difficult to handle with present-day computer technology. This means that algorithms for data reduction have to be implemented already in the detector electronics and that computer systems have to be developed which can provide a reliable and quick processing of the data.
These aspects of intelligent detector systems are covered by the projects of the students funded by the International Training Research Group and request a high level of interdisciplinary work. The projects include the design of detectors for future experiments at the LHC of the CERN (ALICE, ATLAS, LHCb), the future linear accelerator ILC and in particular for the FAIR project of GSI (CBM). Furthermore, improving especially demanding components of existing devices like e.g. the trigger of the H1 experiment at DESY is part of the programme. The selection of interesting events during the experiment and locating complex signatures in the data are the main focus in the development of the electronics. For this purpose programmable logic arrays (FPGAs) and customly designed chips (ASICs) are employed. As a third field of interest computing systems are studied which allow for coordinated data analysis at different locations (GRID).
The International Training Research Group pools students from Heidelberg and Mannheim in Germany and from Bergen and Oslo in Norway. In order to bring forward the joint activities in certain projects and to facilitate the exchange of ideas, seminars and spring/fall schools are offered. These do not only improve the flow of information but also provide the necessary knowledge, which is not part of the standard courses in physics or informatics.
These aspects of intelligent detector systems are covered by the projects of the students funded by the International Training Research Group and request a high level of interdisciplinary work. The projects include the design of detectors for future experiments at the LHC of the CERN (ALICE, ATLAS, LHCb), the future linear accelerator ILC and in particular for the FAIR project of GSI (CBM). Furthermore, improving especially demanding components of existing devices like e.g. the trigger of the H1 experiment at DESY is part of the programme. The selection of interesting events during the experiment and locating complex signatures in the data are the main focus in the development of the electronics. For this purpose programmable logic arrays (FPGAs) and customly designed chips (ASICs) are employed. As a third field of interest computing systems are studied which allow for coordinated data analysis at different locations (GRID).
The International Training Research Group pools students from Heidelberg and Mannheim in Germany and from Bergen and Oslo in Norway. In order to bring forward the joint activities in certain projects and to facilitate the exchange of ideas, seminars and spring/fall schools are offered. These do not only improve the flow of information but also provide the necessary knowledge, which is not part of the standard courses in physics or informatics.
DFG Programme
International Research Training Groups
International Connection
Norway
Applicant Institution
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
IRTG-Partner Institution
Universitetet i Bergen; Universitetet i Oslo (UiO)
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Norbert Herrmann
Participating Researchers
Professor Dr. Udo Kebschull; Professor Dr. Volker Lindenstruth; Professor Dr. Karlheinz Meier (†); Professor Dr. Hans-Christian Schultz-Coulon; Professorin Dr. Johanna Stachel; Professor Dr. Ulrich Uwer
Cooperation Partners
Professor Dr. Gerald Eigen; Professor Dr. Haavard Helstrup; Professorin Dr. Anna Lipniacka; Professor Dr. Joachim Nystrand; Professor Dr. Bernhard Skaali; Professor Dr. Steinar Stapnes; Professor Dr. Bjarne Stugu; Professor Dr. Bengt Gunnar Svensson; Professor Dr. Trine Tveter; Professor Dr. Kjetil Ullaland
IRTG-Partner: Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Dieter Roehrich
