CMS Tracker Phase-2 Upgrade Project

The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment at European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland plans to replace the existing Silicon tracker during the long Shutdown 3 (LS-3) which is scheduled in the year 2024-2025. The newer tracker will consist of about 18000 silicon modules.

NCP is involved in the CMS tracker phase-2 upgrade project and around 2000 silicon modules will be built at NCP. The project for this task has already been approved by the Govt. of Pakistan. The project is one of the first of its kind in Pakistan and will strengthen the know-how about the making and testing of silicon modules in Pakistan. For this project, NCP EHEP laboratory need to be equipped with state of the art equipment like wire bonding machine, pull tester, glue mixer, glue dispenser, glue dispensing robot etc. All the required equipment is ordered and likely to be received at NCP by March 2019.

NCP will also participate in sensor qualification for CMS tracker upgrade project. MPI probe station is received at NCP premises and its associated electronics is being ordered.

The manpower at NCP for this project includes Dr. Hafeez Hoorani, Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad, Dr. Hassan Shahzad, Mr. Imran Malik Awan, Mr. Imdad Ali, Mr. Amir Sultan, Mr. Ashiq Ali, Mr. Arshad Mehboob and Mr. Taseer Hussain.