Vertex detectors

The aim of the meeting is to review progress on Silicon based Vertex detectors with emphasis on existing and future detectors, new materials, software, alignment, electronics, triggering, 3D devices, monolithic structures, new developments, applications to medical and other fields.

Vertex 2010, the 19th international workshop on vertex detectors was held on the shore of Loch Lomond from June 6th - June 11th, 2010. The aim of the conference was to review progress on silicon based vertexing and tracking detectors and related technologies. The conference included the first results on the performance of the LHC silicon detectors and details of the tracking, alignment and physics performance of these detectors. Developments in 3D integration and post-processing and in new radiation hard technologies were presented. While the conference focussed on high energy physics applications, dedicated sessions reported progress in related technologies for X-ray and neutron detection for areas such as the medical and security fields. A number of new silicon detectors were reported for nuclear and particle physics, and the designs for the LHC upgrades described. Progress in vertex triggering was reported and primary challenges for the field for producing new large scale silicon detectors and high precision low-mass systems were considered.

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Yearly workshop on vertex detectors and related techniques. All presentations are plenary and will cover running LHC experiments, Performance and Alignment, Radiation Hardness, Pixel Detectors, Electronics, sLHC Developments, Space and Medical applications and Enabling Technologies.

Vertex 2008, the 17th international workshop on vertex detectors was held on Utö Island between July 28-August 1, 2008. The aim of the conference is: Review progress on Silicon based Vertex detectors with emphasis on existing and future detectors, new materials, software, alignment, electronics, triggering, 3D devices, monolithic structures, new developments, applications to other fields.

Its goal is a review of the progress on Silicon based Vertex detectors with emphasis on existing & future detectors, new materials, software, alignment, electronics, triggering, 3D devices, monolithic structures, new developments, applications to medical & other fields.

Editorial Board Marina Artuso (chairman), Eduardo Docutoesilva, Gianmario Bilei, Daniela Bortoletto, Richard Brenner, Massimo Caccia, David Christian, Paula Collins, Roland Horisberger, Els Koffeman, Bettina Mikulec, Sheldon Stone, Dong Su, Toru Tsuboyama, Stephen Watts,