Constructing electronics for the High Luminosity LHC

physics, electronics, high energy physics

Research Mentor: Ted Kolberg,
Department, College, Affiliation: Physics Department, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: tkolberg@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
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Faculty Collaborators:
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Physics
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10 hours, During business hours
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

Project Description

The FSU high energy physics group is active in the CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In order to fully study physics at the terascale, we are upgrading the accelerator and the detectors in order to cope with a 10x larger number of collisions in the coming years. At FSU we are building electronic systems for the upgrade, which involves using high speed digital systems to collect, format, and transmit physics data. We have openings for research assistants to work on the construction, testing, and troubleshooting of electronics which will eventually be installed into the CMS experiment at CERN.

Research Tasks: -- connecting and testing electronic equipment to test stands
-- data collection and analysis of electronic system performance
-- troubleshooting and problem solving with electronic systems
-- software for data acquisition and hardware testing

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: -- recommended experience with at least one programming language, especially Python
-- a desire to learn about the design and construction of digital electronic systems
-- a desire to learn about the physics program of the LHC and the CMS experiment