Group News13 October 2023|IEXP GaruttiAnother week of Testbeam!Photo: AG GaruttiThis time, we tested new methods for tuning the chips and collected important data to characterize the final modules that will go into the new Inner...12 October 2023|IEXP GaruttiStrong support for MADMAXPhoto: AG GaruttiThe preparations for the commissioning of the MADMAX Prototype (Cryostat) in the SHELL laboratory at the begin of 2024 were supported today by the...13 September 2023|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense Chuan LiaoPhoto: AG GaruttiChuan Liao defended his thesis on the "Boron removal effect in p-type silicon sensors". Congratulations, Chuan!7 September 2023|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense Jack Christopher Hutchinson RolphPhoto: AG GaruttiJack Christopher Hutchinson Rolph defended his thesis on "Shower Separation in Five Dimensions using Machine Learning Techniques". Congratulations...31 August 2023|IEXP GaruttiDetector lab AG Garutti fights the "Total Challenge" - on the summer party 2023 & Waving Goodbye of janitor Wolfgang WeppnerPhoto: AG GaruttiWhat happend on this sunny thursday afternoon on the parking space infront of IEXP-building? Innovative experiments could be observed and strange...20 July 2023|IEXP GaruttiLecture series "How it all began"Photo: UHH/QUThe series of lectures on the subject of the Big Bang Together with scientists from the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe of Universität Hamburg...12 May 2023|IEXP GaruttiWissen vom FassPhoto: AG GaruttiYesterday evening, another "Wissen vom Fass" event took place in many pubs in Hamburg. One of the contributions was by Erika Garutti on the question...27 April 2023|IEXP GaruttiQuadule testbeamPhoto: AG GaruttiFreshly assembled only last week - and this week we are already testing the new HPK quad module for the CMS inner tracker upgrade (aka "the Quadule")...21 April 2023|IEXP GaruttiA new Quad family memberPhoto: AG GaruttiOur family of quad modules (2x2 CROC prototypes for the Phase-II upgrade of the CMS pixel detector) has a new member: This is the first HPK one -...29 March 2023|IEXP GaruttiFirst fully assembled Quad modulePhoto: AG GaruttiOur first 2x2 CROC prototype module for the Phase-II upgrade of the CMS pixel detector is fully assembled now, including all the wire bonds. After...27 March 2023|IEXP GaruttiDPG spring meetingPhoto: AG GaruttiThis year's spring meeting of the DPG (German Physical Society) in Dresden just came to an end. Many of our group members profited from the...10 February 2023|IEXP Garutti3rd High-D Consortium meetingPhoto: High-D / AG GaruttiThe High-D consortium held its third consortium meeting yesterday and today. We enjoyed a lot of fruitful exchange and lively discussions about our...27 January 2023|IEXP GaruttiPeakOTron paper submittedPhoto: AG GaruttiA Python program to characterize silicon photomultipliers has been developed in our group: the PeakOTron.This program can fit a published detector...24 December 2022|IEXP GaruttiSeason’s GreetingsPhoto: UHHWe wish everyone happy holidays and a healthy and happy new year 2023! 16 December 2022|IEXP GaruttiFirst CMS Pixel 2x2 module gluedPhoto: AG GaruttiWe have successfully glued the first CMS Inner Tracker Pixel 2x2 CROC Prototype Module for the Phase-II upgrade of the CMS pixel detector. On the...8 December 2022|IEXP GaruttiWinter excursionPhoto: AG GaruttiWinter is here! And for the first time after three years, this also means a group outing to the Christmas market. This year with "winter golf" in the...25 November 2022|IEXP GaruttiMaster defense AmalaPhoto: AG GaruttiAmala Augusthy defended her master thesis on the "Measurment of position resolution of small pixel sensors" today. Congratulations, Amala!31 October 2022|IEXP GaruttiExcellent Dark Matter PodcastPhoto: Jens Rüßmann / QUThe 21st episode of the podcast "Exzellent erklärt. Spitzenforschung für alle" (Excellent Explained. Cutting-edge research for all) is all about dark...25 October 2022|IEXP GaruttiNew building signPhoto: AG GaruttiFor the past few month, a large hole graced the lawn next to our building entrance - all in preparation for the new signpost that arrived today. It's...20 October 2022|IEXP GaruttiNon-breaking newsPhoto: AG GaruttiAt the CERN cryolab, the MADMAX team just completed successfully the first cooling test of a tiled disk, i.e. multiple smaller hexagons glued together...22 September 2022|IEXP GaruttiMaster defense JuliusPhoto: AG GaruttiJulius Römer defended his master thesis on "Radiation Hardness of a Wide Spectral Range SiPM with Quasi-Spherical Implant" today. Congratulations...20 September 2022|IEXP GaruttiDrs. QUPhoto: AG GaruttiA big thanks to Stephan and Carmen for the conception and realization of the "as of now traditional" Dr. QU hat. The first hat-award-ceremony for PhD...19 September 2022|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense MohammadPhoto: AG GaruttiMohammadtaghi Hajheidari defended his PhD thesis on Charge collection of irradiated silicon pad diodes and characterization of pixel sensor for the...5 September 2022|IEXP GaruttiHigh-D meetingPhoto: High-D consortiumThe High-D consortium held its second consortium meeting last Friday and today. We learned about the progress the consortium members made in their...18 August 2022|IEXP GaruttiMaster defense DavidPhoto: AG GaruttiDavid Leppla-Weber defended his master thesis on optimizing the MADMAX booster today. Congratulations, David!12 August 2022|IEXP GaruttiPatras poster prizePhoto: AG GaruttiJacob Egge presented his work on Axion Haloscope Calibration from Reciprocity at the 17th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs in Mainz. For...11 August 2022|IEXP GaruttiMaster defense DominikPhoto: AG GaruttiDominik Breitmoser defended his master thesis on the development of a dielectric disk for an axion haloscope today. Congratulations, Dominik!15 July 2022|IEXP GaruttiGreetings from the testbeamPhoto: AG GaruttiWhy travel far away in the summer time, when you can have so much fun much closer to home? We are taking data with another CMS Read-Out Chip (CROC)...13 July 2022|IEXP GaruttiProf. Dr. Erika Garutti is the new Quantum Universe spokespersonPhoto: UHH/EsfandiariProf. Dr. Erika Garutti has been the spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe since July 1, 2022. She takes over from Prof. Dr. Jan...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe1 July 2022|IEXP GaruttiMADMAX makes the front pagePhoto: Physik JournalThe July edition of the Physik Journal - the official journal of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft with a circulation of 60,000 copies -...15 June 2022|IEXP GaruttiCheers, team BCM!Photo: AG GaruttiCongratulations to Bianca, Carmen and Mohammad! They won the first Quantum Universe Food Contest with their colorful and tasty contribution "1...13 June 2022|IEXP GaruttiFirst CROC tests completedPhoto: AG GaruttiWe just finished our first testbeam campaign to characterise six of the new "CROC" modules: the latest prototypes of the "CMS Read Out Chip”. They are...23 May 2022|IEXP GaruttiWelcome home, Project200!Photo: Jens RüßmannProject200 has returned to the SHELL lab in Hamburg after the successful tests at CERN - both at cryogenic temperatures in the Cryolab as well as in...13 April 2022|IEXP GaruttiProject200: Operating in MORPURGO's 1.6 T fieldPhoto: AG GaruttiThe MADMAX team from Hamburg, together with colleagues from MPP Munich and CPPM Marseille, is back at CERN: after the successful tests of Project200...17 March 2022|IEXP GaruttiHot news: Annealing studiesPhoto: AG GaruttiDuring our second testbeam campaign this year, we are performing annealing studies for the CMS phase II pixel detector upgrade. This means testing...11 March 2022|IEXP GaruttiMADMAX goes to CERNPhoto: AG GaruttiA team of MADMAX scientists from Hamburg and Munich started to perform of tests with the MADMAX pre-prototype booster Project200 at the Cryolab at...22 February 2022|IEXP GaruttiHigh-D meeting & logo competitionPhoto: AG Garutti / pixabayThis week the High-D consortium held its first consortium meeting, with presentations on all the intriguing avenues of research pursued by the...26 January 2022|IEXP GaruttiPushing technology forward: ALPS and MADMAX join forcesPhoto: AG GaruttiToday one of the spare ALPS-II magnets was used by the MADMAX collaboration for the first operation of a newly developed high-precision piezoelectric...19 December 2021|IEXP GaruttiSeason’s GreetingsPhoto: AG GaruttiWith a picture of these delicious custom-shaped MADMAX cookies, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year.9 December 2021|IEXP GaruttiMADMAX Project 200 - reloadedPhoto: AG GaruttiRemember when we showed you the first glimpse of the mechanical prototype of the MADMAX mechanic structure in September? Now "Project 200" is back -...2 December 2021|IEXP GaruttiA robot for the futurePhoto: AG GaruttiIt's alive! Well, not really, but it began to move: the robot arm in our CMS lab took up operation and is currently being comissioned.Our group is...1 December 2021|IEXP GaruttiAdvent is herePhoto: AG GaruttiThe first day of December = the opening of the first door of our group advent calendar. Have a safe and healthy festive season!4 November 2021|IEXP GaruttiIt's testbeam time again!Photo: AG GaruttiWe're back in area T21 of the DESY II test beam facitily to perform beam tests for the CMS phase II pixel detector upgrade.Just for a week this time...21 October 2021|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense IrenePhoto: AG GaruttiIrene Zoi defended her PhD thesis on the Search for diboson resonances in the all jets final state with CMS at √s = 13 TeV and Pixel sensor...30 September 2021|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense FinnPhoto: AG GaruttiFinn Feindt defended his PhD thesis on Silicon Pixel Sensors in the Inner Tracking System of the CMS Experiment. Congratulations, Finn! 15 September 2021|IEXP GaruttiMADMAX Project 200Photo: AG GaruttiThe newly installed mechanical prototype of the MADMAX mechanic structure is now shining bright inside the shielded experimental hall SHELL. Photo: AG...9 September 2021|IEXP GaruttiPhD defense CarolinePhoto: AG GaruttiCaroline Niemeyer defended her PhD thesis on Edge-on Measurements on Planar Pixel Sensors for the CMS Phase 2 Upgrade. Congratulations, Caroline!12 August 2021|IEXP GaruttiBachelor defense LukasPhoto: AG GaruttiLukas Brinkmann defended his bachelor thesis on modelling the SiPM response to low light intensity today. Congratulations, Lukas!12 July 2021|IEXP GaruttiThe MADMAX fan filter tent is readyPhoto: AG GaruttiWorking in an extremely clean environment is essential when gluing tiles for the MADMAX experiment. Today we finished the assembly of the new clean...12 May 2021|IEXP GaruttiAnother month, another testbeamPhoto: AG GaruttiWe're back at the DESY II testbeam again! For the third time this year - this time to test irradiated diodes, and more modules for the CMS phase II...Show all news