LHC Run 2: From Operations to Physics with the CMS detector
Dr Sudan Paramesvaran (Bristol Physics)
These colloquia will take place at 14:00 (sharp) on Mondays (note time), online using zoom; link below abstract.
In 2018 LHC Run 2 ended, having delivered the highest energy proton collisions observed anywhere in the world, at record breaking luminosities.
In this colloquium I will discuss the operation and configuration of the LHC in Run 2 along with my personal experience as Run Coordinator of the CMS experiment from 2016-2018, overseeing the data collection and operation of the detector.
I will also discuss how the conditions in Run 2 presented one of the most challenging scientific environments for real time data analysis and processing, with up to 40TB/s of data being produced and only a small fraction being useful for interesting Physics studies. To solve this problem a state-of-the-art trigger system was developed, using custom-designed electronic processing boards with cutting-edge FPGAs and a network of high-speed optical links.
Finally, with preparations well underway for High Luminosity LHC, the challenges and status of the next major upgrade of both the LHC and CMS will also be briefly reviewed.
https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/95982115892
Contact information
Colloquium enquiries to Josie Maskell (phys-exec-office@Bristol.ac.uk), Michael Berry (asymptotico@bristol.ac.uk) or Robert Evans (Bob.Evans@Bristol.ac.uk)